No Accessibility To Intervene On Jonglei Inter-Communal Violence: Official The South Sudan organised forced have no access to intervene in the ongoing inter-communal violence in areas of Pibor County, an official has said. 13 July 2013
By Jacob Achiek Jok BOR, 13 July 2013 [Gurtong] – Speaking to Gurtong on Saturday, Jonglei state police commissioner said the inter-communal violent has taken almost nine days between the Murle and Lou-Nuer armed groups were triggered by cattle raiding. “I don’t know, that is a cattle raiding, we called it a cattle raiding,” the commissioner of Police Moses Majok Adol said this morning. Meanwhile, Murle intellectuals accused Dinka armed group allegedly to have involved in that tribal fighting that took place between Murle and Lou-Nuer youth in areas of Nanaam, Pibor north-west. Some leaders among the Lou-Nuer youth faction claimed to have killed two loyalties of David Yau Yau, a report indicated that a military intelligence and operation commander of South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) were killed during the clashes in Nanaam. No clear details from Gurtong to verify the reports from SSDA rebel on the reported matter. According to security source, they reported that two big machine guns are reported to have been captured by Nuer youth. Sources said that the guns are supposed to be handed to South Sudan army by the Nuer youths but there is no clear information had reached the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) command about the current fighting that has taken place in Pibor County between the Murle and Nuer youths. Meanwhile UN’s Radio Miraya reported that Lou-Nuer group are advancing on Pibor county and state authority said that they do not have resources to protect civilians to stop inter-communal violent. State Governor Kuol Manyang said that South Sudan army does not need to ask permission from him as their mission in Jonglei state is to restore peace. SPLA command said that civilian protection is not the role of army, the protection of civil population is the role of police forces to intervene. Nanaam has been one of the strongholds of South Sudan rebel leader, David Yau Yau since he started his activities in Pibor in August 2012. The latest outbreak of fighting follows clashes in May, when soldiers and other gunmen looted United Nations and aid agency stores, including the only hospital for the county. Armed members of the Lou-Nuer ethnic group attacked Pibor town in 2011, home of the Murle tribe in defiance of efforts by senior politicians to diffuse tension in Jonglei state’s Pibor County. Vice President, Riek Machar, and other senior members of the South Sudanese government met with the leaders of both groups to try and prevent further violence at the time. It is unclear how many have died in the attacks this week but reports indicate that scores may have been killed. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, at celebrations to mark the second anniversary of independence, said he was extremely concerned about the continuing attacks and senseless killing of innocent civilians blaming Yau Yau for the attacks. The president urged Yau Yau to accept an amnesty offer and surrender. Posted in: Home, Governance -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqYghEL0CYAU0Epqn7%3DKfThZW7rpkD%2BiKmPJ7pxy8hyHg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
