Violent Conflict between Communities

Five people killed, 3 injured in attack by gunmen in Mayom County, Unity

At least five people were killed and three other injured in attack by gunmen in Mayom County of South Sudan’s Unity State.Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Commissioner of Mayom county John Bol accused elements from the armed opposition of attacking an area north of Wangkai in Mayom.He said the attac ...

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Interclan fighting breaks out in Lakes stat

Local authorities have confirmed inter-clan fighting between Kuei and Ruop clans after a dispute over a land in the area between Rumbek East and Rumbek Center counties last Friday and continued until Saturday.Information minister Dut Makuet of the proposed Western Lakes state told Radio Tamazuj ...

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2 IDPs were detained by UNMISS QRT

According to reports, two IDPs were detained by UNMISS QRT at around 13:00hrs while attempting to hide two AK-47 riflesapproximately 300m away from one of the perimeter fences of the UNMISS PoC. The rifles and ammunition were confiscated

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Two people killed, two injured in cattle raid

At least two people have been confirmed dead and two others wounded during a cattle raid attack in Twic County of Warrap State. The two who sustained gunshots are receiving treatment at Italian Health facility CCM in Turalei County. Deputy Governor for Twic State, one of three proposed successor sta ...

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Man injured in Twic East cattle raid

A man was seriously injured in an attack by cattle raiders in Twic East County of South Sudan's Jonglei state.Commissioner of Twic East County Dau Akuei Jurkuch told Radio Tamazuj that the cattle raiders stolen 29 cattle Monday evening, but a militia managed to recover the cattle.He added t ...

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13 die at cattle camp raid in Central Equatoria state

March 20, 2016 (JUBA) - At least 13 people were killed in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state after raid on a Dinka Bor cattle camp, relatives and local officials said.Friday’s raid at a cattle camp in Lobonok was carried out by unknown gunmen."Heavily armed men, speaking local Ba ...

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Arson incident destroys homes in Malakal UN base

About fifty homes were destroyed in the UNMISS base in Malakal, Upper Nile state on Sunday after a group of displaced people set fire to a portion of the camp.The fire broke out in the mid-afternoon in camp's Sector 2, which was unihabited because its residents fled the clashes which took place ...

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Four people killed in Gok state communal clash

Four people have been killed in a communal clash in Gok State, which was created from the former Lakes.Local officials say the clash last evening was between communities in two separate payams.They say youth from one community made a revenge attack for a previous incident in 2013, in which one man w ...

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Dozens killed, 8 others wounded in Jonglei state cattle raid

October 22, 2015 (BOR) - At least 19 people were killed and eight others injured in a cattle raid at Wareh cattle camp in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, local authorities said on ThursdayThe commissioner of Bor county, Mamer Ruk said seven soldiers and 12 youth were killed in clashes between cat ...

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6 people killed in greater Rumbek

At least six people have been killed in different locations this week in Rumbek East and Rumbek Centre.On Monday night, two people were killed in Akar-kar near Pacong payam headquarters of Rumbek East County. Two more were reported killed in Nyang-kot of Rumbek Centre and another person was killed i ...