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Violence escalates in South Sudan as a government commissioner is killed
Officials said renewed fighting in Jonglei State killed the county commissioner and left casualty figures unclear as both sides blamed each other.
- A government-appointed county commissioner, James Kueth Makuach, was assassinated by opposition forces in Jonglei State, South Sudan, during renewed violence on Sunday.
- Makuach was killed when opposition fighters attacked Walgak, a remote area in Akobo West, as confirmed by officials from both sides.
- Makuach defected to President Salva Kiir's ruling party in April after his removal by the opposition earlier this year.
- The renewed violence undermines the 2018 peace deal and threatens civilian safety, according to the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission.
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Violence escalates in South Sudan as a government commissioner is killed
A government-appointed county commissioner in South Sudan’s oil-rich Jonglei State has been killed by opposition forces, the government says.
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
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- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 44%
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