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Joshua Konyi Irer, Commissioner Joshua Konyi Irer, Commissioner
- Sunday 11 November 2012
November 10,2012 (BOR) - A South Sudanese man working for the Plan International aid organisation in Jonglei State has been kidnapped and killed by rebels in Pibor County. NGOs distributed the items to the affected people in Bor town (...)
- Monday 27 August 2012
August 27,2012 (BOR) - South Sudan authorities have confirmed new clashes between SPLA forces and a rebel group led by David Yauyau in Thodo about 60 kilometres from Lekuangole payam [district] of Pibor county. SPLA) soldier stands in (...)
- Thursday 6 December 2012
December 4, 2012 (BOR) - Jonglei State launched a forum for county commissioners, executive directors, paramount chiefs, chairpersons of county legislative assemblies and women representatives in Bor on Monday. The first row of (...)
- Tuesday 28 August 2012
August 27,2012 (BOR) – A member of David Yauyau’s militia which took part in an attack on Jonglei on 22 August said on Monday that the group called upon civilians to evacuate the area prior to the attack.
John Rew told Sudan Tribune, (...)
- Tuesday 29 January 2013
January 28, 2013 (BOR/JUBA) - South Sudan’s army said it had restored order in Pibor town on Monday after conflict broke out between the military and members of an armed group that has recently defected from a rebellion in Jonglei (...)
- Wednesday 10 October 2012
October 9, 2012 (BOR) - The Commissioner of Jonglei Sates Pibor County, Joshua Konyi Irer, has accused rebels operating in the are of committing “crimes against humanity” by murdering and raping civilians. SPLA soldiers standing near (...)
- Thursday 16 August 2012
August 14, 2012 (BOR) - Hundreds of heads of cattle were reportedly looted from Koscar village of Pibor County on Saturday August 11, according to the Bor County commissioner, who said he had ordered both the army and the police to (...)
- Sunday 23 December 2012
December 22, 2012 (BOR) - The commissioner of Pibor, Joshua Konyi, claims that the helicopter shot down on Saturday in Jonglei was supporting rebels in the area and denied claims that it was downed by the South Sudan army (SPLA). UN (...)
- Friday 28 September 2012
September 27, 2012 (BOR) - European Union (EU) delegates visited the Jonglei state capital, Bor in order to learn what challenges the state faces.
The head of the delegation, Sven Kuhn Von, who briefed the press after meeting with (...)
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