MaximsNewsNetwork: 28 September 2009 - UNMIS: Over 100 civilians and security officers were the most recent victims of the growing ethnic violence spreading across Southern Sudan. The latest fighting on 20 September in Duk Padiet village, home of the Dinka Bor tribe comes only weeks after a similar attack on the residents of Wernyol village in Jonglei State in August.
According to the United Nations (UN), more than 2,000 people have died as a result of inter-tribal violence since January this year and over 250,000 others have been displaced across the ten states of Southern Sudan. Some of the wounded in the recent attack were evacuated by the UN helicopters to Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan for treatment.
Sebit Wour was at the scene when the attack took place, he said that many families where scattered as people ran into the bush and many children are without their parents.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sebit Wour, Villager:
The mother of this child ran away from the place were she was with the two children. One of the children was shot and died during the fighting and up to now I dont know where mother is.
Guay Guluak is lucky to be alive, he was shot in the shoulder during the fighting as he was running away.
SOUNDBITE (Dinka) Guay Guluak, wounded in attack:
We were attacked, they starting shooting at us and so many of us were wounded. Children and women were scattered all around. They started burning down our houses and after the have burnt everything the left the place.
According to South Sudan officials, over 200 houses burnt down during the attack. States institutions like police stations and local government building were not spared either.
Inter-tribal conflicts are common in Southern Sudan. The traditional causes of violence among neighbouring tribes and ethnics groups in Southern Sudan was often over cattle and land, however there seems to be a change in the violence with deliberated attacks on women and children which was not the case before.
SOUNDBITE (English) David Gresly, UN Representative in Southern Sudan:
What we are seeing now are seemingly well organize groups, certainly other armed groups I think is how I would describe it whether its militia otherwise, but organized group that is in this case, in the case of Duk Padiet directed its attacks against the organized forces that were there, whether the SPLA, prison, the National Security and the Police.
Although the Southern Sudan government has not officially named the perpetrator behind the attacks, the raiders are believed to be from neighbouring Lou Nuer tribe.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Osama, SPLA solidier:
The Nuer came and attacked us in Duk Padiet. We started fighting back but were out numbered, so many of us were wounded. They pushed us back but after a while we were able to fight back and they ran away.
Osama lost his wife during the attack and is now left with two young children, one of whom was shot in the back and is now recovering at the Juba teaching hospital.
In a statement by United Nations mission in Sudan, it urges the government of southern Sudan and duly constituted authorities to further strengthen their efforts to identify and bring to justices the perpetrator of these Crimes.
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How these repeating attacks happen all time and no action should be taken to control violence arming people of Nuer tribe. they are not all Nuer we all knows that., just few of them still holding their guns.
RBigboy20 1 year ago