Attackers Kill 60 People in Sudan Cattle Raid: Local Official
- On Sunday, August 9, two simultaneous attacks in Tonj North County, Alabek Payam, in Warrap State killed at least 60 people, including 15 attackers, according to local officials.
- Warrap spokesperson William Wol Mayom Bol announced the South Sudan People's Defence Force deployment to "restore order," as around 50 people were wounded with 17 transferred to Wau for treatment.
- Earlier this month, UNMISS head Anita Kiki Gbeho told the Security Council that "civilians continue to pay the highest price," while 36 humanitarian workers have been killed in South Sudan during 2026.
- Clashes between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and forces allied with the opposition persist despite the six-month state of emergency Kiir declared last year to curb cattle raids.
- South Sudan is scheduled to hold its first elections in December, though international observers have raised questions about the feasibility of polls amid ongoing communal violence.
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Communal clashes leave 60 dead and 50 wounded in South Sudan
37 people from the Pan-Ariik community and 11 from Apuk-Padoc were killed in the assault, adding that 15 attackers from the Nuer community of neighboring Unity State were also killed during the raid on the Ariec cattle camp.
Novinky.cz
Deník.czAt least 60 people were killed in two cattle raids in South Sudan on Sunday, local officials and media reported. Both attacks took place early Sunday morning in the Alabek Payam area of Warrap state. Authorities said 15 armed attackers were among the dead. Miraya radio station, run by the UN mission, said dozens of people were injured and hundreds of animals were stolen.
The Star Kuala Lumpur
XinhuaOver 60 killed in South Sudan communal attacks
JUBA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Over 60 people were killed and 50 others injured on Sunday after armed youth from neighboring Unity State launched coordinated attacks across South Sudan's Warrap State, local authorities confirmed on Monday.
UN News
Global Diaspora NewsSouth Sudan: UN mission decries deadly attacks, works to calm tensions after ‘nothing but devastation’
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned recent armed group attacks in Warrap state which reportedly left more than 60 civilians dead and 50 others injured.
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