Attack In Jonglei Leaves 80 Wounded: ICRC
Clashes between South Sudan's army and an armed group resulted in scores of casualties in a large and extremely remote area of Jonglei state leaving at least 80 people wounded, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. 20 March 2013 By Misuk Moses Mule JUBA, 19 March 2013 [Gurtong]-The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) information coordinator, Ewan Watson has said in a telephone interview that the attack took place on Sunday has also been confirmed by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s spokesperson, Col. Philip Aguer in a telephone interview. “The most important thing is that all wounded are entitled to receive treatment and medical workers and health care personnel should be left to do their job. They should be left to do their Job,” ICRC coordinator said. He added that they treated both soldiers and civilians who are victims of the clashes. Aguer said that the incident that took place on Sunday was when the forces of Yau Yau, a rebel leader attacked the SPLA. A surgical team of the ICRC is reported to have carried out an emergency surgery on 30 wounded people in Pibor town over the last two weeks according to Ewan Watson. "Fighting is ongoing and all those wounded are entitled to receive medical care," said Melker Mabeck, head of the ICRC delegation in Juba also said in a release. "With the onset of the rainy season, reaching the wounded will become increasingly difficult. The ICRC stands ready to provide medical care for wounded of all backgrounds," he said. Posted in: Home, Governance, Humanitarian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
