Hundreds Killed in South Sudan Cattle Raids: UN

Hundreds killed in South Sudan cattle raids: UN

Hundreds have died since December in escalating intercommunal conflict in South Sudan linked to cattle rustling and revenge attacks, the UN said on Tuesday. Clashes over access to resources and cattle rustling are frequent in the poverty-stricken east African nation, which also faces extreme droughts and floods. Conflicts among cattle herders have become rampant in Tonj East, located in Warrap State in northwestern South Sudan, causing “hundreds…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calls for Government intervention and deployment of security services to prevent persistent intercommunal conflict in Tonj East, Warrap

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calls for Government intervention and deployment of security services to prevent persistent intercommunal conflict in Tonj East, Warrap

UNMISS urges deployment of security forces to mitigate conflict in Tonj East - Radio Tamazuj

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned about escalating intercommunal violence, which has caused hundreds of deaths, the destruction of homes, and widespread displacement in Warrap State’s Tonj East County. According to a press statement extended to this publication, the Mission urged the country’s leadership to intervene and deploy security services to address the situation. “Since December 202…

Death toll from Tonj East violence rises to 62 – official

The death toll from last week’s communal clashes in Tonj East County, Warrap State, has risen to 62, according to the state government. In a statement issued over the weekend, the State Minister of Information, Mamer Bath Marol, said the updated figure includes 20 women. The number of those wounded stands at 36. Fighting erupted between members of the Luacjang and Jalwau communities between May 28 and 29, 2025 in Guit village. Initial reports ha…