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.
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.
raid on cattle camp kills at least 49 in South Sudan
By AFPApril 6, 2026Thirty-three people were also wounded as gunmen raided village and seasonal cattle camp in northwest of the country.An armed raid on a seasonal cattle camp and village in the northwest of South Sudan has killed least 49 people, according to local officials.The raid, which also wounded 33 people, took place early on Thursday, as gunmen attacked the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp and Mading Juer Boma in Majak Payam, Tonj North County…
Armed raiders kill 49 in South Sudan cattle raid: local official
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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