UN report: 1,500 killed and 73,000 displaced in S. Sudan conflicts
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By Julius N. Uma
September 5, 2011 (JUBA) - Repeated waves of inter-communal violent
conflict and rebel activities in South Sudan have led to the deaths of
more than 1,500 people and the displacement of over 73,000 in recent
months, says a recent UN report.
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Soldiers and armed civilians mix in the market, Jonglei state (Allvoices)
It was released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (UNOCHA) and conducted by the inter-agency assessment teams
and local authorities between 29 August and 1 September.
The team focused on people displaced from South Kordofan state and the
recent inter-communal fighting in Jonglei, between the Murle and Luo
Nuer, which left over 640 people dead, hundreds injured and several
children abducted.
According to the report, however, the overall security situation in
South Sudan remained relatively calm during the week, amidst reported
incidences of tension.
“Humanitarian actors focused on responding to those affected by
inter-communal fighting in Jonglei, as well as persons displaced into
South Sudan from South Kordofan,” the report says.
In September 130 UN peacekeepers and two UN military liaison officers
were reportedly deployed in Pibor county, Jonglei state to counter a
possible reprisal attacks in the aftermath of the large-scale
inter-communal attack on 18 August.
“The peacekeepers will remain on the ground for 14 days and will
conduct short distance patrols during that time. Several daily
low-flying UNMISS flights are also patrolling areas of possible
inter-communal tension in Jonglei,” says the UNOCHA report.
An integrated team of military and civilians from the UN Mission in
South Sudan (UNMISS) have also reportedly been deployed within the
state’s Uror county to monitor the situation and work with local
authorities to avert further uprisings.
Humanitarian agencies, the report revealed, will provide emergency
relief to 3,800 persons displaced in the Motot district of Uror
county; and 10,680 persons in the villages of Karam and Pulchoul.
The UN has also expressed deep concerns over continued tension in
North Sudan’s Blue Nile state, citing an indiscriminate bombing
incident, which reportedly occurred east of Kurmuk on the border with
Ethiopia from 1-2 September, as well as clashes in Damazine, the state
capital.
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