At least eight civilians including five women and two children died as a result of last weeks’ clashes between Kit-Gwang factions in New Fangak town, local officials said.
The United Nations’ food agency, WFP has suspended its barge movements in Upper Nile State due to insecurity and road blocks, the humanitarian agency OCHA said Thursday.
Nearly 30,000 people have been displaced by heavy fighting between armed factions in Tonga and neighboring Panyikang County in Upper Nile State, a United Nations agency said Friday.
The leader of one of the Kitgwang splinter group said his troops were attacked by the forces of Gen. Simon Gadwech, the SPLA-IO under Dr. Riek Machar, and those of Dr. Lam Akol, in Upper Nile State.
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