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At Least 169 Killed in South Sudan Attack
At least 169 people, including 90 civilians and 79 soldiers, were killed in a coordinated armed assault amid ethnic tensions and political unrest in South Sudan, officials said.
- On Monday, Doctors Without Borders reported 26 of 291 colleagues working in Lankien and Pieri are missing after a surge of violence in Jonglei state.
- A government airstrike on February 3 hit an MSF facility in Lankien, while Jonglei has seen major clashes since December linked to instability after the arrest of former First Vice President Riek Machar.
- At the time, staff had already evacuated the hospital compound and fled into remote bush areas with limited communication networks, complicating MSF’s efforts to reach them.
- MSF suspended medical activities in Lankien and Pieri, leaving approximately 250,000 people without healthcare, and is making every effort to re-establish contact and support affected staff and families.
- Slow implementation of the 2018 peace agreement has contributed to frequent clashes, while UNMISS shelters over 1,000 civilians after attacks in Ruweng killed at least 169 people.
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Over 169 killed in attack in South Sudan
JUBA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Over 169 people were killed and over 68 others wounded in a recent attack by a group of armed youth in Abiemnom County, Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, a government official said Monday. Read full story
·Malaysia
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169 people killed, including women and children, after insurgents raid a village in a remote area of South Sudan
The killings are part of an escalating wave of violence gripping South Sudan as government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir battle armed men believed to be loyal to opposition leader Riek Machar.
·Washington, United States
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Heavy armed groups invade several villages on the border with Sudan. Dozens of people are killed.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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