Dinka Bor attack on Murle community leaves dozens dead, says Pibor commissioner
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February 8, 2012 (JUBA) – In South Sudan’s Jonglei State the
commissioner of Pibor, Brigadier General Joshua Konyi, has accused the
neighbouring Dinka Bor community of attacking one of the payams
[districts] in his County, leaving dozens dead or wounded.
The Commissioner told Sudan Tribune from his county headquarters in
Pibor town on Wednesday that the attack occurred on Tuesday in a place
called Manyibol of Gumruk district, Pibor County.
He said the attack, which was carried out by about two thousand armed
youth from Dinka Bor community, occurred in the morning at 6am and
ended at 2pm when the attackers were repelled.
Konyi said nine people were killed dead and eleven others wounded from
the Murle community. He did not know how many were killed on the side
of the attackers.
Jonglei state has been experiencing inter-communal violence involving
the three communities of Lou-Nuer, Dinka and Murle.
The UN says that 140,000 people have been effected by violence between
the three groups in the last two months.
South Sudan’s President has vowed to start another disarmament
campaign to try and end the cycle of conflict. There have been many
attempts to take small arms away from the civilian population since
South Sudan gained self-rule in 2005.
After years of civil war many are reticent to give up their weapons as
they do not trust the army to provide security needed to protect their
communities and livestock.
When over 6,000 armed members of the Luo Nuer tribe attacked Pibor
County in December and January, Konyi said that over 3,000 people had
died in the clashes. This number has since been dismissed by the UN
but no independent figures have been provided.
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