At least 49 killed in armed cattle raid in South Sudan
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At least 49 people were killed during an armed raid on a village and seasonal cattle camp in northwest South Sudan. The attack occurred early Thursday at the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp and Mading Juer Boma in Majak Payam, Tonj North County, Warrap State. In addition to the fatalities, 33 people were wounded. William Wol Mayom Bol, a spokesperson for Warrap, stated that the attack was carried out by an armed cross-border criminal network.
Local government officials condemned the violence and requested assistance from humanitarian organizations to address displacement. This incident follows a similar raid in the same region three weeks ago that left 60 people dead and 50 wounded. President Salva Kiir previously declared a six-month state of emergency last year due to a surge in violent inter-communal cattle raids. Anita Kiki Gbeho, the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, recently expressed concern regarding the cycle of communal violence in areas such as Warrap.
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