{"id":29542,"date":"2022-12-25T16:24:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T16:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/violence-broke-out-in-pibor-official"},"modified":"2022-12-25T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T16:52:09","slug":"violence-broke-out-in-pibor-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/violence-broke-out-in-pibor-official","title":{"rendered":"Violence broke out in Pibor \u2013 official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The tensions that surfaced in the greater Jonglei region this week have erupted into violent attacks on the Greater Pibor area on Saturday, a local official said.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham Kelang, the information minister in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), told Radio Tamazuj this morning that fighting erupted in the area Saturday morning following an attack by armed youth from Jonglei State, adding that clashes are still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are under attack by armed youth from Jonglei State who entered our territory on Saturday morning. Clashes are currently still ongoing in Bich-Bich Boma, Kelero (Manyabol) Payam of Gumuruk County in Greater Nanaam,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The official, however, said details of the fighting are still scanty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUp to now, there are no details of those killed because clashes are still ongoing,\u201d Kelang said. \u201cThe fighting is very heavy because the attackers are heavily armed, and they comprise Nuer and Duk youths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Efforts by Radio Tamazuj to reach the Jonglei State government spokesperson were futile.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Machot Gatluak Kenyjak, the Uror County commissioner, denied reports that Lou Nuer youth are involved in the attack on Greater Pibor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not have any information on these attacks. We are unaware of youth who left Uror to attack Pibor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) warned that armed youths in Jonglei State were mobilizing to attack Pibor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny such upsurge of conflict will undermine recent peace gains achieved through a rapprochement between the leaders of Jonglei state and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA),\u201d the Mission said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The tensions that surfaced in the greater Jonglei region this week have erupted into violent attacks on the Greater Pibor area on Saturday, a local official said. 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