More shelling in Wau Thursday morning WAU (7 Jul.) Heavy artillery fire was heard in the south of Wau town in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state on Thursday morning forcing hundreds of civilians to flee for their lives, sources told Radio Tamazuj.
The UN Mission in South Sudan reported that heavy mortar shelling could be heard from the south of its base between approximately 8:30 am and 9:00 am. Sporadic gunfire continued for about an hour after that, UNMISS said. Some 200-250 civilians arrived at the IDP camp adjacent to the UNMISS base in Wau escaping the shelling, joining thousands of others already seeking protection from violence which has rocked the town in recent weeks, UNMISS said. The group added that the mission is continuing with its daily patrols. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the renewed clashes. Dozens are said to have been killed in Wau during clashes last month with reports of sexual violence and civilians being targeted. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqZOxiQpEepFhRb5FAcyC6sA2uU8s75QLKvAhD7561fOw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
