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Jonglei: disarmament process and security situation Jonglei: disarmament process and security situation
Background
In December 2011 around 6,000-8,000 armed youth primarily from the Luo Nuer ethnic group were mobilized militarily to launched a series of systematic attacks on the Murle tribe of Pibor County over a 12 day period crossing into January 2012.
Over 1,000 people were killed in violence between the groups in 2011 and nearly 900 more in the New Year attacks, which began on 27 December and ended - after a series of reprisal attacks from Murle armed groups - around 4 February.
Abductions of women and children, the destruction of homes and the displacement of thousands of civilians are common dynamics of the conflict a report, compiled by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) with support from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) found in June 2012.
Over 140,000 people as they were forced to flee their homes and/or need humanitarian assistance. The unrest led to South Sudan President Salva Kiir ordering a state-wide disarmament process, known as Operation Restore Peace, deploying around 15,000 soldiers and police to the area.
Later in 2012 the six tribes of the state signed an agreement in the Jonglei capital Bor in an attempt to end the cycle of ethnic violence in the area. However, some groups have avoided the process and a rebellion headed by David Yauyau continues in Pibor County.
- Friday 1 February 2013
January 31, 2013 (BOR) - Three people are said to have been killed and three others wounded in an attack by unknown gunmen on Nyuak payam [district] on Wednesday morning, according to the Commissioner of Twic East County, Dau Akoi (...)
- Sunday 19 May 2013
May 18, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan has denied allegations that it is marginalising minority tribes in the government, asserting that those making such claims are individuals acting out of their own interests. South Sudanese Information (...)
- Saturday 5 May 2012
May 4, 2012 (BOR) – Participants of a peace conference in South Sudan’s volatile Jonglei State have expressed concern that the current peace talks may not be able to address the underlying causes of violence despite confidence that a (...)
- Saturday 20 April 2013
April 19, 2013 (JUBA) – Community leaders from Ayual community of Twic East county in South Sudan’s largest state, Jonglei, have urged the leadership to provide services at the grassroots that will avoid the competition over resources (...)
- Sunday 21 October 2012
October 20, 2012 (BOR) - Five people were killed in South Sudan’s troubled Jonglei State on Friday, including one soldier, three men and a heavily pregnant women, local authorities said Saturday. Twic East county commissioner, Dau (...)
- Wednesday 2 May 2012
By Philip Thon Aleu
May 1, 2012 (BOR) – South Sudan’s army (SPLA) said it is considering killing raiders who abduct or murder women and children in Jonglei state as a disarmament campaign in the state concludes and peace initiatives (...)
- Monday 28 May 2012
May 27, 2012 (BOR) – South Sudan’s army (SPLA) disarmament operation in Jonglei State captured a suspected armed raider in Twic East County on Sunday, according to the county commissioner, Dau Akoi Jurkcuh. Raider, Thamatho Ketchou, (...)
- Wednesday 6 February 2013
February 5, 2013 (BOR) - The archbishop of South Sudan, Daniel Deng Bull, has urged the people of Jonglei to live peacefully together, while condemning recent acts of tribal and inter-clan clashes. Performers entertain archbishop (...)
- Thursday 7 March 2013
March 6, 2013 (BOR) - South Sudan’s army (SPLA) said Wednesday that it has killed 28 rebel fighters during fighting in the Khong-khong area of Jonglei state’s, Pibor county, which began on Saturday. SPLA soldiers prepare to leave Bor (...)
- Tuesday 5 March 2013
March 5, 2013 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese army has begun massive military operations to free Jonglei state’s Pibor county from the rebellion of David Yauyau in the Murle land, which it says is backed by Khartoum. South Sudan rebel leader (...)
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