Armed raid on cattle camp kills at least 49 in South Sudan
Thirty-three people were also wounded as gunmen raided village and seasonal cattle camp in northwest of the country. An armed raid on a seasonal cattle camp and village in the northwest of South Sudan has killed least 49 people, according to local officials.
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- Fact 1: An armed raid on a seasonal cattle camp and village in the northwest of South Sudan has killed least 49 people, according to local officials.
- Fact 2: The raid, which also wounded 33 people, took place early on Thursday, as gunmen attacked the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp and Mading Juer Boma in Majak Payam, Tonj North County, Warrap State, according to an official statement.
- Fact 3: The attack comes barely three weeks after another raid in the same area left 60 people dead and 50 wounded.
Thirty-three people were also wounded as gunmen raided village and seasonal cattle camp in northwest of the country. An armed raid on a seasonal cattle camp and village in the northwest of South Sudan has killed least 49 people, according to local officials.
The raid, which also wounded 33 people, took place early on Thursday, as gunmen attacked the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp and Mading Juer Boma in Majak Payam, Tonj North County, Warrap State, according to an official statement. The young African nation is plagued by violent cattle raids, with herders competing for scarce grazing lands and water for their livestock. “The attack was perpetuated by an armed cross-border, criminal network,” said Warrap spokesperson William Wol Mayom Bol.
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