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At Least 49 People Killed in Armed Cattle Raid in South Sudan

Officials said 49 people were killed and 33 wounded as armed cattle raiders attacked herders in Warrap State.

  • On Thursday, armed raiders from Unity State attacked a cattle camp in Tonj North County, Warrap State, killing at least 49 people and wounding 33 at dawn.
  • Warrap spokesperson William Wol Mayom Bol described the raid as a "brutal attack" by an armed cross-border criminal network; an abundance of civilian-held guns exacerbates such violence.
  • Anita Kiki Gbeho, head of the UN mission in South Sudan , expressed concern earlier this month over communal violence cycles; 36 humanitarian workers have been killed in 2026 alone.
  • Unity State information minister Nyakenya Johannes told Reuters officials are working to ensure peaceful co-existence, while authorities appealed "for restraint as the two state governments establish cooperation to bring culprits to book."
  • South Sudan faces these security challenges ahead of December's presidential election, its first since independence in 2011; President Salva Kiir declared a six-month state of emergency last year following surge in cattle raids.
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At least 49 people have been killed in a raid in South Sudan on herdsmen.

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At least 49 people killed in armed cattle raid in South Sudan

t least 49 people were killed and 33 wounded in South Sudan after armed ​cattle raiders from Unity State in the country's ‌north attacked a community of herders in neighbouring Warrap State at dawn on Thursday, officials said.

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At least 49 people were killed and 33 injured this Thursday in armed attacks between ethnic communities against a cattle camp and a village in the South Sudanese state of Warrap (northwest), at a time when tribal violence is escalating in the area, authorities reported.Continue reading....

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Eye Radio broke the news in South Sudan on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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