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Cattle raiders loot 15 villages in Lakes state
31.08.2009 - Sudan Tribune

RUMBEK — Armed tribesmen from Central Equatoria have looted some 1500 head of cattle in raids on 15 villages in Lakes state, a local SPLM official said today. The attacks by a clan of Mundari tribe called Chuklei hit 15 villages in Awerial county which consists of 7 payam and 23 bomas. SPLM county secretary, Dut Malualcahoc, told reporters that the number of Internally Displaced Persons in Awerial has increased as result of the continuous raids as well as poor rainfall this year. Malualcahoc urged the state government to deploy more SPLA troops in the affected area. "SPLM is busy now by a from house to house campaign for 2010 general election and with this threat of raiders, our campaign will be ill like census result which did not meet the county interest," Malualcahoc said ... mehr

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Südsudan - Bereits 2000 Tote bei Stammesfehden
Mehr als im Darfur-Konflikt
02.09.2009 - Standard

Nairobi/Juba - Stammesfehden und bewaffnete Viehdiebstähle haben heuer im Südsudan nach UNO-Angaben bereits rund 2000 Menschenleben gefordert. David Gressly, Regionalkoordinator der UNO-Mission im Sudan (UNMIS), verlangte am Mittwoch im sudanesischen Rundfunksender Radio Miraya mehr Anstrengungen der Regierung, die Sicherheitslage im besonders betroffenen Bundesstaat Jonglei und den Nachbarregionen zu verbessern. Bei den Konflikten im Südsudan wurden heuer mehr Menschen getötet als in der westsudanesischen Krisenregion Darfur ... mehr
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Bishop warns of South Sudan war
02.09.2009 - BBC

One of Sudan's most senior church leaders has warned that violence in the south is threatening the peace deal that ended the 21-year civil war. Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul Yak said recent clashes had been called "tribal conflicts" over cattle but were really deliberate attempts to cause unrest. Some 2,000 people have died in such clashes this year, the UN says - more than in Darfur ... mehr


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South Sudan city swept for guns
09.09.2009 - BBC

Security forces in southern Sudan have stepped up an operation to rid the area of weapons by carrying out house-to-house searches and mounting roadblocks. Officials swept through Juba city at dawn telling residents to stay in their homes and seizing illegal weapons. Many in the south remain heavily armed after 22-year war with the north. It came as US envoy Scott Gration arrived in Juba for talks aimed at paving the way for the south to hold a referendum on seceding from the north. The operation to disarm the south began in February, with the UN billing it as the biggest such operation in history. But the BBC's Peter Martell, in Juba, says the sound of gunshots in the city at night is still common ... mehr


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Armed men attack administrative centre in Jonglei
21.09.2009 - Sudan Tribune

(BOR) – Gunmen attacked a Payam administrative headquarters in Jonglei’s Duk County on Sunday controlling it briefly, sources told the Sudan Tribune. In a dawn assault, the attackers – said to be heavily armed – overran local youths and organized forces trying to defend the area of Duk-Padiet, a Payam headquarters. After controlling Duk-Padiet for less then one hour, SPLA and other security forces in the area repulsed the gunmen. Speaking to Sudan Tribune on Sunday, Duk youth leader David Malual Wuor confirmed the attack but declined to talk about casualties, given its sensitivity. Casualties may not be known until late Monday ... mehr
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Scores die in south Sudan attack
21.09.2009 - BBC

Militiamen have killed more than 100 people in an attack in southern Sudan in the latest in a series of ethnic clashes, the military says. UN sources said thousands of armed men from the Lou Nuer ethnic group attacked civilians and security forces in the village of Duk Padiet in Jonglei state ... mehr
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Mehr als 100 Tote bei Kämpfen verfeindeter Stämme im Sudan
21.09.2009 - AFP

Juba — Im Süd-Sudan sind bei Kämpfen zwischen verfeindeten Stämmen und Sicherheitskräften mehr als 100 Menschen getötet worden. Bei den Auseinandersetzungen im Bundesstaat Jonglei an der Grenze zu Äthiopien kamen am Wochenende mindestens 102 Menschen ums Leben, darunter 51 Zivilisten, sagte ein Sprecher der sudanesischen Befreiungsarmee (SPLA). Bewaffnete Kämpfer des Lou-Nuer-Stammes hatten demnach am Sonntag ein Dorf überfallen, das mehrheitlich von der Volksgruppe der Dinka Hol bewohnt wird ... mehr



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Elf Tote bei Kämpfen verfeindeter Stämme im Süd-Sudan
12.11.2009 - Hamburger Abendblatt

Juba. Bewaffnete Angehörige des Stammes der Schilluk hätten am Mittwoch im Norden der Region Jonglei ein Dorf des Stammes der Dinka angegriffen, sagte ein Sprecher der sudanesischen Befreiungsarmee (SPLA) am Donnerstag. Dabei seien ein Lehrer und acht Angreifer getötet worden. Später seien zwei Bewohner des Dinka-Dorfes in einem Hinterhalt getötet worden ... mehr
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Sudan: Gefährliche Spiele im teuren Pulverfass
15.11.2009 | Die Presse

Im Südsudan herrscht seit vier Jahren ein fragiler Friede. Die Gewalt ist weiter alltäglich – da wird auch schon mal ein Schiedsrichter wegen eines "Fehlurteils" erschossen. Eine Reportage. ... mehr


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47 killed in tribal fighting as Dinka clash with Mundari in Lakes state
18.11.2009 - Sudan Tribune

RUMBEK – 47 people were killed and 16 others wounded on Monday as Dinka and Mundari ethnic groups renewed tribal fighting in Lakes state. The SPLM Secretary for Awerial County, Dut Malual told the press that Mundari armed youth attacked two cattle camps including Pulok Payam headquarters in early morning. Lual said the Mundari dawn raid on Dinka Aliab section started at about 5:00AM and the fighting continued until about 12:30PM ... mehr
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Dutzende Tote bei Gewalt im Südsudan
18.11.2009 - net tribune

Khartum - Bei Stammeskämpfen im Südsudan sind mindestens 47 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Weitere 16 Menschen wurden laut einem Bericht des UN-Rundfunksenders Miraya FM verletzt. Mitglieder des Stamms der Mundari hätten zwei Viehlager des Dinka-Stamms angegriffen, berichtete der Sender unter Berufung auf ein örtliches Mitglied der sudanesischen Volksbefreiungsbewegung. Der Überfall am Montagmorgen habe den Bau einer Straße in der Gegend und die Registrierung von Wählern unterbrochen ... mehr


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Blutige Stammeskämpfe im Südsudan
140 Todesopfer allein am Wochenende
07.01.2010 - NZZ

Im Süden des Sudans ist es zwischen Anhängern verschiedener Stämme zu gewaltsamen Zwischenfällen gekommen. Diese haben in jüngster Zeit 140 Todesopfer gefordert. Hilfsorganisationen befürchten, dass die Eskalation der Gewalt den Bürgerkrieg wieder anfachen könnte ... mehr
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Sollbruchstellen eines neuen Staates
Im Südsudan verschärft sich der Konflikt zwischen Nuer und Dinka
11.01.2010 - telepolis

Die Hoffnung, dass sich der Süden des Sudan nach der faktischen Trennung vom islamischen Norden friedlich entwickelt, scheint sich nicht zu erfüllen: Denn auch dort leben verschiedene Volksgruppen, die sich nun neue Auseinandersetzungen um Ressourcen liefern. Bei einem Angriff von Nuer-Kriegern auf Angehörige der Dinka-Volksgruppe im Bundesstaat Warab gab es einem BBC-Korrespondenten zufolge über [extern] 140 Tote und 90 Verletzte. Weil die Nuer den Dinka angeblich auch 30.000 Rinder stahlen, droht den Überfallenen außerdem Hunger ... mehr
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SÜDSUDAN
Auf wackligen Beinen
14.01.2010 - Rheinischer Merkur

Fünf Jahre nach seinem Beginn geht der Friedensprozess in die entscheidende Phase. Gewalt, Armut und Korruption gefährden die Stabilität. Hilfsorganisationen warnen vor einem neuen Krieg ... mehr


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Deadly ethnic clashes erupt in Southern Sudan
22.01.2010 - BBC

At least 15 people have been killed in clashes between two ethnic groups in the Southern Sudan state of Jonglei. The violence followed an attack by an armed Dinka group on a settlement of Nuer Thiang tribespeople. A military spokesman said the death toll could rise. There was no immediate information on Dinka casualties ... mehr
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24 southern Sudanese killed after fresh tribal violence in Jonglei
22.01.2010 - Sudan Tribune

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. 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 ... mehr



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Clash on south Sudan boundary with Darfur 'kills 55'
25.04.2010 - BBC

A Darfuri tribe says 55 of its members have been killed in a clash with soldiers from Southern Sudan's army. A Rezeigat tribal spokesmen said the tribe had been looking for new pastures for its cattle when fighting erupted on Friday near the south Sudan boundary. Southern Sudan accused the northern government of attacking and reported a new assault on Sunday, saying its troops had been forced to retreat. It is the worst violence reported since Sudan's historic polls on 11-15 April ... mehr



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Aid group suspends work due to South Sudan attacks
31.07.2010 - AP

CAIRO — Aid group Doctors Without Borders said it has been forced to suspend work in a volatile part of South Sudan because of attacks against his staff, as violence between rival tribes surges in the area. The group, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, said Friday that armed men stole medical equipment from one of its health clinics twice this month in Jonglei state. Staff members have also been attacked while delivering aid, the organization said ... mehr
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21 Menschen sterben bei Viehdiebstahl für Brautpreis
04.08.2010 - adhoc news

Die hohen Brautpreise im Südsudan von hundert oder mehr Kühen haben 21 Menschen das Leben gekostet Eine Gruppe von Viehdieben habe versucht, die Tiere aus einem Dorf in der Nähe der Stadt Jirol zu entwenden, sagte ein Sprecher der sudanesischen Volksbefreiungsarmee am Mittwoch ... mehr
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SPLA: no tribalism in south Sudan just resource wars
14.08.2010 - Sudan Tribune

KHARTOUM - Conflict in southern Sudan, that has killed over 700 people this year according to the UN, is over access to resources not tribalism the Chief of General Staff of the southern Sudanese army, James Hoth Mai, said Wednesday. destroyed huts are seen in the southern Sudanese village of Duk-Padiet, which suffered recent fighting, in southern Sudan Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (UNMIS)Conflict in south Sudan killed over 2,500 people last year according to the UN. Hoth told AFP, "we don’t have tribalism in south Sudan […] What we have is a war of resources. People just want more cows." ... mehr


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Rebel LRA attacks in south Sudan 'on the increase'
23.08.2010 - BBC

Attacks in Southern Sudan by rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army are on the increase, officials say. Deputy governor of Western Equatoria told the BBC that not a week goes by without reports of the group, notorious for its brutality, attacking a village. More than 25,000 people have been forced from their homes in south Sudan by the LRA since January, the UN says ... mehr



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South Sudan Watch: Uniting Rival Clans
30.08.2010 - UN dispatch

JUBA, Sudan - “You are the same people,” the southern Sudanese vice president Riek Machar remarked to a conference room full of elites and traditional leaders from the Lou and Jikany clans of the Nuer tribe. “What is the problem?” he asked, seeming to be genuinely perplexed as to the causes of continued conflict between these two groups ... mehr

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South Sudan to arm militias against Uganda rebels
27.09.2010 - AFP

JUBA, Sudan — South Sudan is to provide community militia groups with weapons to fight the brutal Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group, the governor of the hardest hit region said on Monday. Self-defence groups known as "Arrow Boys" -- armed with basic weapons such as machetes -- already guard the rural communities affected by the LRA fighters, since the mainstream armed forces are stretched too thin across the vast jungle region. Now the southern parliament has allocated five million Sudanese pounds (two million dollars) to supply them with guns, communication systems and training, said Joseph Bakasoro, governor of Western Equatoria state ... mehr



Dietmar Peter war zuletzt Anfang 2010 im Süd-Sudan unterwegs.
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Truppen der Regierung in Khartum haben das Grenzgebiet zum Südsudan in der Region
um den Fluss Kiir bombardiert, mehr dazu in unserem Thread

Südsudan - ein neuer Staat auf der Weltkarte?

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Ambororo kill one and injure two in Bangala along Tambura – Nagero road, Western Equatoria state
28.12.2010 - Sudan Tribune

TAMBURA – Members of the nomadic Ambororo tribe are reported to have killed one and injured two in a clash with local vigil ante group, known as the Arrow Boys in Bangala, which is about 25 miles on Tambura–Nagero road. In an interview with Sudan Tribune, the county commissioner of Tambura County Charles Ngbamisi Babiro said, “the Ambororo who were on their way out of the territory of the state, have made a U-turn back to the state near border with Central African Republic.” He disclosed that according to Arrow Boys, or home guards, the man who was shot Matthew Marikpe, “was shot in a cross fire in an ambush laid by the Ambororo, as they refused to leave Western Equatoria.” ... mehr

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