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South Sudan:
Flashpoint Town Under Government Control
RNW Africa, 3 January 2012
South Sudan's army is in "full control" of a flashpoint town, after thousands of villagers fled into the bush to escape a marauding militia army from a rival tribe, officials said… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Govt Forces Repel Attack on Barracks
Sudan Tribune, 2 January 2012
South Sudan's army say that armed members of the Lou Nuer ethnic group attacked Pibor military barrack today but the army managed to repulse the assault. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Scores Feared Dead in Tribal Clashes
RNW Africa, 2 January 2012
Thousands of villagers in South Sudan hid in the bush on Monday, waiting for UN and government troops to stop a cattle vendetta which officials fear may have left scores of people… Read more »
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Sudan:
Refugees Urged to Leave Unsafe Border Site
UNHCR, 30 December 2011
Bombs fell from the Southern Kordofan sky and Zahara* could hear them as they crashed into her village. The 20-year-old heard the explosions and she grabbed her two children and… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Murle Citizens Threaten to Form Own Administration
Citizen, 3 January 2012
Due to the recent inter-tribal conflict in Murle land in Jonglei State a number of Murle citizens who contacted The Citizen has warns that they would not be part of the Government… Read more »
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South Sudan:
MP Accuses Murle of Attacking Duk County
Citizen, 3 January 2012
A surprise attack was launched by Murle cattle raiders yesterday in Duk County in Jonglei State amid continuous fighting in their land by Lou-Nuer youth. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Communal Wars - Their Causes and Resolution Mechanisms
Citizen, 3 January 2012
A communal war is an armed conflict carried out between armed groups subordinate to the State. The armed forces of the State do not take part in that confict.These wars are… Read more »
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South Sudan:
What is the Solution to Jonglei Conflict?
Citizen, 3 January 2012
The disputes in Jonglei state seem to be nonstop and have outlaid the marks of setting the whole nation into several conflicts here and there. Read more »
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South Sudan:
The Problems of Ethnic Conflict in South Sudan
Sudan Tribune, 1 January 2012
In South Sudan, ethnic or inter-ethnic conflict is as an old phenomenon as the rival communities themselves. However, in recent years, the proliferation of modern weaponry in the… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Govt Calls for Quick Humanitarian Response to Jonglei's Conflict
Sudan Tribune, 1 January 2012
The government of south Sudan on Sunday called for immediate humanitarian response to Jonglei conflict, where local authorities say hundred have been killed while several others… Read more »
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South Sudan:
UN Still On High Alert in Flashpoint
RNW Africa, 1 January 2012
UN peacekeepers remain on high alert in South Sudan's flashpoint town of Pibor where escalating tribal violence has prompted thousands to flee, a senior UN official said Sunday. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Peacekeepers Deploy to Deter Ethnic Violence
UN News, 30 December 2011
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has deployed a battalion of troops in the town of Pibor in Jonglei state, which is under imminent attack by an… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Luo-Nuer Youth Leaders Give a Brief Historical Background to Conflict With Murle
Citizen, 3 January 2012
As a matter of fact the seasonal fighting between Murle and Lou Nuer has become endless. It has just been a point of debate and contention from all media bodies including the BBC. Read more »
