Tension High Over Fighting In Jonglei Tension remains high in Bor town after fighting erupted in the Jonglei State South Sudan army bases at Malual-Chaat. 18 December 2013
*By Jacob Achiek Jok* *BOR, 18 December 2013 [Gurtong] –*It is alleged that South Sudan army (SPLA) lead by Division Eight commander Maj. Gen. Peter Gadet Yaak launched an attack at Malual-chaat and Pan-Pandiar, the state SPLA headquarters at around 3am. No casualties have been reported yet as the fighting still ongoing at Malual-chaat. Some civilians residing at Malual-chaat reported that renegades have taken control of the military barrack in Bor. Gurtong has not able to reach the government officials including the governor of Jonglei state because of poor network as civilians are heading to UNMISS compound this morning. In a related development, at least three people have been killed in Bor town, the mayor of Bor town Nhial Majak has said yesterday. The mayor said he had witnessed the bodies of the brothers who were killed in Block O in Bor on Monday night. “Yes, people are killed, there were shot and are brothers from Twic East County,” he said. Biar Atem, a source from Bor said the two brothers were killed with knives at their home. "There were with their sister. They were ordered out of the house and slaughtered. They attackers left the sister," Biar claimed. In the same shooting, one sustained a wound on his leg and he is now admitted in Bor hospital. Nhial declined to name any suspect of the attack but said “most areas in Bor were looted.” The State Minister of Law Enforcement, Gabriel Duop Lam who is now in Juba said he was informed about the incidents by police officials in Bor. “I don’t know the suspect yet. Nobody was caught”, he said. Some members of youth from Twic East blamed the Nuer for the attack in which their people were killed. Shooting started in Bor at Cie-Nuer-Ben, a number of blocks largely inhabited by Nuer tribe in Bor town. Most civilians from Dinka and the rest of the tribes near them fled for their safety. The residents near the places attacked ran to UNMISS compound yesterday evening. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx>, Humanitarian<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/8/Humanitarian.aspx> -- 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/CAJb14oqXgBHGk24yWZYLcna2Wg1Cq8_JvRqSmut5n5AXv6HGAQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
