Darfur24 -Jan30
A local official said on Monday that dozens of people; Among them are women and children, killed in attacks along South Sudan’s border with Sudan, in the deadliest incident in a series of attacks since 2021 linked to a border conflict.
According to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the Minister of Information of South Sudan in the Abyei region, Paul Kok, said, “Armed youths from Warrap State in South Sudan carried out raids on the neighboring Abyei region.”
The oil-rich Abyei region is administered jointly by South Sudan and Sudan, and each declares its dependence on it.
Cook told Reuters that 52 people; Including women, children and police officers, they were killed during the attacks that occurred on Saturday, and 64 people were injured. He added: “Due to the current deteriorating security situation, which has sparked fear and panic, we imposed a curfew.”
The United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) announced on Sunday that “a Ghanaian soldier from the UN peacekeeping forces stationed in Abyei was killed when its base in the town of Agok was attacked in light of the continuing violence.”
The UN mission blamed the deaths on “communal clashes” and called on the government of South Sudan to open an investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Cook reported that “hundreds of displaced civilians took refuge in the Interim Security Force base.” William Wall, Minister of Information in Warrap State, South Sudan, said that his government would conduct a joint investigation with the Abiy government.
Clashes have been repeated in Abyei between rival factions of the Dinka ethnic tribe, regarding the location of the administrative borders, which are a major source of tax revenues.