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ICRC says dozens wounded in Upper Nile fighting KODOK (22 Feb.) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said its medical team has received dozens of wounded people after clashes between government troops and opposition fighters in various areas in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state. Alyona Synenko, the Spokesperson of the ICRC in South Sudan, told Radio Tamazuj that their healthcare center in Kodok area, have recently received dozens of wounded people after fighting in various areas in Upper Nile.Synenko pointed out that that the wounded the people are still receiving treatment in Kodok. However, the aid worker didn’t say whether the wounded are soldiers or civilians.Separately Morris Orach, the rebel-appointed minister of information in Fashoda state, said nearly 20 wounded civilians were taken to the ICRC healthcare center for treatment.The opposition official claimed that those civilians sustained injuries after an attack carried out by government forces on Wau Shilluk area recently.“When the government forces shelled the camp with different types of weapons, nearly 20 people sustained injuries, so they were transferred to Kodok for treatment and up to now, the ICRC is still treating them, they are civilians,” said Morris. Last week, the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), expressed concern over the lack of information about the situation of some 20,000 internally displaced people on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Nile state. On Monday, the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) reported that its monitoring team was denied access to Wau Shilluk area by government soldiers recently. -- 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/CAJb14oov78PD2NiTFWqtSoNrrJa8CsP_qf3LctyK5TwOyyZf%3Dw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
