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2024-06-08 Africa Horn

Security forces, UNMISS avert major conflict in Malakal town

[SUDANTRIBUNE] Security forces in South Sudan
Sudan

...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
and the United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
mission in the country (UNMISS) have combined efforts to defuse tension and avert any major escalation of violence in the Upper Nile state capital, Malakal.

Last week, festivities broke out between two ethnic groups, causing loss of lives, destruction of properties and displacement of vulnerable people in Malakal town.

Majority of those affected were the elderly people, women and kiddies.

According to the CIA World Factbook, the population skews young, with a median age of 19 for both sexes. Only 3% of the population is elderly.

The UN, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the calm situation remains fragile.

The mission, said it will continue supporting efforts to protect civilians and maintain calm through intensive patrols and engagement with affected communities.

The head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom lauded the swift and ongoing responses by state authorities and security forces to reduce tensions and keep communities safe.

"We appreciate the coordination and close partnerships with national, state, and local authorities which played an important role in ensuring that further escalations in violence do not take place and that people can resume their daily activities safely," he said.

Haysom, also the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in South Sudan emphasized that the mission is working closely with government partners and has proactively deployed peacekeepers in and around the UN protection of civilians site in Malakal to ensure the safety of the internally displaced people.

Posted by Fred 2024-06-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11145 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Sudan

#1 Stupid report! Doesn't name the ethnics involved. Could be Shilluk, Dinka, or Nuer. That such a thing would happen in Upper Nile is just another indication that South Sudan should be divided in three parts to keep the ethnics from attacking one another. Redivision will come eventually. Until then there is little aside from the export of oil that makes it possible for region to succeed economically and politically.

Posted by Huputle+Cherelet4131 2024-06-08 06:40|| 2024-06-08 06:40|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ Hup nails it with ....."export of oil makes it possible."

"Two things make the world go around, and the other one is money."
~ Author unknown

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-08 06:43|| 2024-06-08 06:43|| Front Page Top

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