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24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei

January 22, 2009 (JUBA) — About 24 people have been killed in tribal clashes in the troubled southern Sudanese state of Jonglei between armed members of Dinka and Nuer ethnic groups following an argument between two people.

Destroyed huts are seen in the southern Sudanese village of Duk-Padiet, which suffered recent fighting, in southern Sudan Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (Timothy Mckulka-UNMIS)
Destroyed huts are seen in the southern Sudanese village of Duk-Padiet, which suffered recent fighting, in southern Sudan Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (Timothy Mckulka-UNMIS)
The fighting broke out in the New Fangak area of Jonglei last Monday after a dispute between two Nuer everyone of them living in a different village populated by the two ethnic groups; the quarrel involved neighbors from both sides where nine people were killed.

However, the fighting erupted again when armed members of the Dinka Rut attacked a settlement of the Nuer Thiang on Thursday killing 15 people and wounded other 16, said SPLA spokesperson Major General Kuol Diem Kuol.

Kuol said that there are five missing people among the Nuer adding, they have no details about the casualties on the Dinka side.

Usually attacks between the different tribes in the largest state in southern Sudan are caused by dispute over water, pasturage and cattle rustling as well as revenge. But this time the violence originated by a personal quarrel between two people from the same tribe.

During 2009, some 2,500 people were killed and 350,000 displaced by the tribal fighting in the semi-autonomous region, a higher death toll than in the troubled western region of Darfur.

In his latest report to the UN Security Council released today, the Secretary General expressed concern over the tribal violence in southern Sudan, mainly in Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei States, as well as the triangle between Jonglei Central Equatoria and Lakes States.

The Juba government has launched a new campaign to disarm civilians in the region but the continual clashes show the need for more effective measures like roads construction and deployment of regular forces.

(ST)

38 Comments

  • Kim Deng
    Kim Deng

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    Coward Jaang/Slaves,

    You will never stop Mighty Nuer Warriors occupation.

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  • Dinka Boy
    Dinka Boy

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    Two Nuer fight each other and they leave their fight instead and fight the other Dinka who have not involve in their fight, and eventually caused the death of 15 people and the other wounded. Wow! that is sad.

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  • James John
    James John

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    What is wrong with this people??? is not going to be easy for two tribes of stealing each other Cattle. Now I think people should start to see what life will be, instead of planning for development dinka killing them self.

    But least let them keep it there in there places.

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  • Jamjamez
    Jamjamez

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    When will our people learn to solve disputes by words under laws and not always with fist or guns? This is crazy! I am very tired of this stupid acts. The goverment should severly punish all the wrong doers.

    On a serious note, the goverment should not always give dead ears to this routinely voilent. It has to be address or our poor people are to pay the consequences.Who do you think will opt for development in a zone-like Somalia? The goverment should take charge inorder to allow peace and then development. With all this killings, there is no body who will want to come overy and plant even a tree. Wake up people, Stop your 20th century mentallity of determining your manlihood by voilent.

    Stop Please! Stop Please!

    And for those of you who will commend base on tribal preferences, please stop your tribal ideaologies and lets together initiate peace among our people. Because if you also act like them, then there is no good for that and no change will come.
    Please stop!

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  • Muorter Majok
    Muorter Majok

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    It seems like a lot of people here just jump on their tribal wagon and start accusing the other tribe with no merits.

    The Nuer and The Dinka are the same people as far as I am concerned, they look the same physically, share a lot of the same tradition, and even share the same land.

    Moreover, the Nuer and the Dinka languages are very similiar with a lot of the common words.

    And the sad reality is that they share the same mentality of act first, think second.

    You all need to sit back and hear the facts first before jumping to conclusions, otherwise you will be making a fool of yourself.

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  • Deng Wel Deng
    Deng Wel Deng

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    Let me sent my sincere condolences to the people of fangak that our thoughs are with you at this moment of griefs.It is pathetic when such lives are loose for no course, which always create a hoopholes on our side to the common enemy.Please the message is clear on both sides let insolates these criminals from our communities and will be safe.And if we keep on revenging than it will escalates further and it is not helping at all for people who support such barbaric acts.

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  • Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
    Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    Ladies and gentlemt if any of you is wise he/she should never comment on tribal basis of either encouraging the fight or making criticism on other side. This is what I always refer as South Sudan future is uncertain, the same to the hint of Dr Lam in his previous view. Jonglei is a bigotry state of frequent attack, people love to make revenge and purely having the attitude of bigots. The people in the particular state does not tolerate or forgive anyone which is very obvious to their aggressiveness. However we must not blame them for all the agony that had happened, although they did it, technically there is failure of preventing such tragic from GOSS.

    GOSS and its minsters has become my target in problems that would have had its solution before it erupt. This conspiracy is not big challenge if GOSS was capable to view it from different angles, distribution of police force within the inimical communities could be our highest priority of improving insecurity. Yesterday when I was on my way from Munuki I come across reports about minibus been ambush on its way from Yambio, leaving around 15 youths in pain. This is another issue of Insecurity facing us the concern citizens of South Sudan. I personally urge GOSS to ensure that our people across the ten states are safe from this brutal management. This is not about Nuer, Dinkas, Mundari, Equatorians or Madi. It is about safety and unity for southerns. Like I said South Sudan will divide right from states, GOSS to tribe due to the insecurity. Since Mundari has been disarm and their 600 weapons where taken now they are living in peace accept fear of being attack by neighbours which is unknown. To prevent further assault, GOSS must disarm those nuer and dinkas in their respective villages in order to maiantain unity and security. Time to embrace each other and bring division to an end.

    New Year Message continuous to inspire

    Time for tribalism has gone, its new year 2010 which is not a time to generalise tribe or community instead of one person. It is time to focus on the real issue far from tribal criticism, political party criticism, leaders criticism, and very far from abuses or insults. We should also debate far from abuses of any single commenter on ST forum, to myself I want to be a man of tolerance, peace, responsbility, respect, forgiveness, love, unity and courage . It is time to get serious and work for the betterment of my nation South Sudan Democratic Republic of Victoria, South Sudan should be call Victoria, because the long struggle is victory, CPA is victory, South Sudan liberation is victory, our insecurity will be a victory, election and referrendom are potential victories. South Sudan future source of hydro electricity power is White nile which has its source at Lake Victoria, unqestionable the name fits.

    I didn’t change myself because of pressure or whatsoever, it could be my 2010 resolution. Sometimes you don’t expect the public to pay their attention on you.Brave man conquers the fear like I did previously. However I come to realised that, I am not truly free if I am taking away and abusing someone else’s freedom of expression and speech, just as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me and been abused. This is why I finally come to reason that, me and the rest of concern Southerns will transformed South Sudan into a country that is not comfortable place for those who opposed to democracy, parliamentary law, parliamentary debate, independent and fair courts. For now lets start new year with fresh mind and positive ideas that will improvement the managment of South Sudan, childish comments must be ignored. Some individual comment aggressively when they are defeated in debate, this spirit must be abandon. We are here to play a game ie you get defeated or you defeat others defends on the article and the extend of your debate, but don’t insult people. This is my new year inspiring message to ST viewers, contributors, pseuds, readers and editor. Finally if you come across a mistake or opposing view, please address it with dignity.

    Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy

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  • kuminyandi
    kuminyandi

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    This nation called Southern Sudan is doomed.

    Kumi,

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  • raanaguachraan
    raanaguachraan

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    hey kim deng, would you please exams your comments before posted to the publish website?

    secondly, it’s not all about Nuer and Dinka people, it’s all about business and it problems mis solving. first, understanding the behaviors of Nuer and then compared with others communities round Nuers communities.

    my personal advices to you is respect yourself and have loves for your neighborhood.
    otherwise acts and responded like a leader of changed, not bias and insults others communities by false ideologies of which you always acknowledge your own community as only good and clever than others communities.

    by Red Army, seed of southern Sudan.

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  • Pistoffyouth
    Pistoffyouth

    24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
    Fuck This I completely give up if this is what the country is gonna be like then I hope the whole country just get destroyed. Fighting among brothers what the fuck is wrong with you people I hope there will come a time where tribalism is dead forever FUCK SUDAN THE WHOLE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE

    Reply
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