Scores Of People Killed In Ruweng, South Sudan
At least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan, a local official said Monday. It’s the latest bout of sporadic violence that has left the country teetering on the verge of full-blown civil war.
The victims, including 90 civilians, were attacked on Sunday in Abiemnom county, said James Monyluak, information minister for the administrative area of Ruweng.
He said women and children were among the dead, in addition to dozens of combatants.
The U.N. Mission in South Sudan, known as UNMISS, said in a statement that 1,000 people sought shelter at its base after the attack.
The country has seen rising violence in recent months as political infighting threatens a fragile 2018 peace deal. The latest attack took place in Abiemnom county in Ruweng, when youth from Mayom County in neighbouring Unity State stormed the town and fought for more than three hours.
