[31] MSF said that a hospital and two outreach clinics had been overrun with some reports stating that the hospital had been set on fire. The dominant people group are the Anuak who border the Murle to the west and the Nuer to the North, both of whom are cattle keeping tribes, who have a culture of raiding to increase their cattle numbers. Most disputes were settled by local, … Local government officials alleged that the Sudanese government had ordered the attacks to apply pressure for upcoming talks on the future of Abyei province within Sudan or South Sudan. Conflict is often aggravated among nomadic groups over the issue of cattle and grazing land and is part of the wider Sudanese nomadic conflicts. A spokesman from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement condemned the violence blaming the National Congress Party for arranging the violence and the police for failing to intervene. Figures released by a member of the ruling National Congress Party in late February placed casualties in the Jebel Amer fighting to be 510 killed and 865 wounded. At least 55 people were killed in an attack in South Darfur between the Sudan People's Liberation Army in South Sudan and another unidentified, disputed party, thought to be either the Rizeigat or Sudan People's Armed Forces. Machar visited Linkuangol to urge the 9,000 Lou Nuer in the area to return home and cease their attacks. Control of the Jebel Amer gold mine in El Sireaf, North Darfur was a key aim of the rival Bani Hussein and Rizeigat tribes. Conflict is often aggravated among nomadic groups over the issue of cattle and grazing land and is part of the wider Sudanese nomadic conflicts. [35] South Sudan has promised to send more army personnel and 2,000 police to the town to reinforce the 800 troops already there. Fighting broke out between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement(SPLM) and SPLM-IO, igniting the civil war. To the east in Ethiopia, the Anuak have had tensions with the government, so communications are weak. The term Shuwa is said to be of Kanuri origin. [44], On 8 February, an attack by Murle tribesmen on a convoy of families from the rival Lou Nuer tribe left more than 103 dead, mainly women and children, in Jonglei state – many more women and children were listed as missing. The meeting failed to reach a resolution. The local community were angry as South Sudan's government had disarmed them as part of its scheme to reduce attacks but this had left them vulnerable to attacks by others. The attack has been described by The Economist as the "worst massacre" of the civil war. Due to this location the state was a key battleground during the 22-year Second Sudanese Civil War that ended in 2005. The earlier Jonglei state comprised three counties of Bor, Twic East and Duk and was the largest state by area before reorganisation, with approximately 122,581 km2, as well as the most populous according to the controversial 2008 census conducted during present-day South Sudan's second period of autonomy. [5], Fighting in 2008 between the Misseriya and the Rizeigat tribes claimed around 70 lives. The Murle speak the Murle language, which is part of the Surmic language family. Along with its armed wing, the South Sudan Defence Army (SSDA), rebelled against the government of South Sudan led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. A report by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan estimated that about 900 were killed. The state of Southern Kordofan is particularly prone to such instances due to its semi-arid climate. [48] The United Nations estimated more than 100 deaths and 100,000 people displaced. The UN received reports that Messiria tribe members clashed with members of the Sudanese armed forces in mountainous territory to the west of Kas in South Darfur on 9 and 10 November 2010. Attempts at mediation failed and open fighting occurred from 4 April with the Misseriya burning a local government office in Abugaratil, south of Umm Dukhun, before looting the village. The Al-Gimir claimed to have held the disputed land for the last 300 years and that the Bani Halba had been assisted by uniformed men equipped with government-issue weapons. [8] The dead were searching for food amidst severe shortages after barges which were shipping aid to them were attacked the previous June. [6] [9] [10] Sudanese police attempted to intervene and establish a buffer zone between the tribes but as they were doing so were attacked by around 3,000 Rizeigat horsemen. Ayod County is an administrative area in Fangak State, South Sudan, with headquarters in Ayod. jamielynnepyt. [41] [42], A series of revenge attacks were carried out by Murle tribesmen which resulted in 24 people killed in Akobo County on 8 January 2012; 8 people killed at Padoi on 10 January 2012 and 57 killed, 53 wounded and cattle stolen in attacks on three Lou Nuer villages in northern Jonglei on 11 January 2012. A government force of wildlife officers, police and army personnel sought to apprehend the rustlers but were engaged in a firefight by the criminals. The SPLA organized a force under Peter Bol Kong to forcibly disarm the Lou Nuer, whose White Army resisted until a defeat in the battle of Motot, after which they fled the area. The Dinka Nok stated their wish for a permanent Ethiopian presence in the area to ensure the safety of their people and for an end to the influx of Messiria tribesmen into the area. Some of the tribesmen had formerly fought for the government and had been armed by them, some of the tribesmen remain on the government payroll. The second largest are the Nuers. The Baggāra or Chadian Arabs are a grouping of Arab ethnic groups inhabiting the portion of Africa's Sahel mainly between Lake Chad and southern Kordofan, numbering over six million. [48] A ceasefire agreement was reached by the end of the month. Fourteen of the dead were South Sudanese soldiers who had been escorting the convoy. State government forces later arrived at Katela to contain the violence. 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[42] The fighting caused at least 200 deaths and occurred in an area inaccessible by road to South Sudan's security forces, the Murle accessing it through neighbouring Ethiopia. Pochalla is to the extreme east of the state, located on the border with Ethiopia. [4], Early 2009 saw several instances of fighting between nomadic tribes in Sudan which killed around 900 people, mainly women and children, in the south of the country. [7]. South Sudan’s reclusive Arab nomads Only war and disease have managed to find Muslim tribes found deep in the heart of South Sudan. [27] Scores of people are reported dead and 20,000 displaced. Bor is the capital of the state. [59], At the end of May 2013 clashes between the Al-Gimir and Bani Halba tribes in South Darfur left 64 people dead and dozens wounded from both sides. There were known to have been 68 villages destroyed and 120 partially damaged along with 20,000 families displaced and confirmed cases of rape. The Misseriya denied responsibility and instead blamed the attack on Darfur rebels. Fighting broke out between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and SPLM-IO, igniting the civil war. Guarded by Ethiopian peacekeeping forces the tribal leaders said that they had been among 150,000 people forced from the area by Sudanese army troops. [1], On 11 January 2010 Nuer attackers targeted a Dinka village killing forty-five civilians and injuring a hundred and two civilians in a particularly brutal attack. On 15 April a large government force was deployed to hunt down the thieves but was allegedly involved in atrocities, killing civilians, burning houses and businesses, opening fire on civilians and attacking a hospital. The 2009 Sobat River ambush was a battle between Jikany Nuer tribesmen and the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) which was escorting a United Nations (UN) aid convoy on 12 June 2009. [68], According to the government of Ethiopia, the death toll from a cross-border raid carried out by attackers from South Sudan in the Gambela Region on 15 April 2016 rose to 208 from a figure of 140 a day earlier, with 108 children being kidnapped and over 2,000 livestock being stolen in the process. The Abyei status referendum is a delayed referendum that was originally due to be held in 2011 in which the residents of Abyei can decide either to remain part of the Sudanese South Kordofan region or to become part of the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. Some of the tribesmen had formerly fought for the government and had been armed by them, some of the tribesmen remain on the government payroll. [31] The Lou Nuer were said to be pursuing members of the Murle who have fled southwards. The state of Southern Kordofan is particularly prone to such instances due to its semi-arid climate. [30] The violence is seen as one of the biggest challenges to stability in South Sudan. The attack was believed to have been caused by a struggle over control of acacia trees used for the production of gum arabic, a stabiliser used in soft drinks. The state of Southern Kordofan is particularly prone to such instances due to its semi-arid climate. The attackers were alleged to be dressed in the uniform of the South Sudanese Sudan People's Liberation Army. The UN World Food Programme provided assistance to 90,000 people in the area between May and August 2011. The Pibor Administrative Area is an administrative area in South Sudan. Since 2009, conflicts between rival nomadic tribes in Sudan and South Sudan have resulted in a large number of casualties and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. [50], The fighting was said to have been the worst since the ceasefire was brokered. [23], Youths from the Lou Nuer tribe carried out a retaliatory attack against the Murle in Linkuangol, Pibor county on 23 December. The next week further raids occurred on people living near Kapat with Jonglei State governor Kuol Manyang stating "the Murle came... they killed two of the cattle rearers, wounded one and took the cattle". The Lou Nuer claim the intention of their December attacks is to find 180 Lou Nuer children they claim were abducted by the Murle in August.[27]. The next week further raids occurred on people living near Kapat with Jonglei State governor Kuol Manyang stating "the Murle came... they killed two of the cattle rearers, wounded one and took the cattle". The capital of the state, where the governor and state parliament is located, is in Bor town, which is situated on the Nile River at the western end of the state. This was the worst tribal violence in Jonglei since the 2011 clashes over cattle which left more than 900 dead. The attack was made at Meiram, 50 km south of Muglad, and was confirmed by UN officials. May 26, 2009 – ongoing Sudanese nomadic conflicts; January 7, 2011 – ongoing Ethnic violence in South Sudan; May 19, 2011 – ongoing Sudan–SRF conflict; March 26, 2012 – September 26, 2012 Sudan–South Sudan Border War (Heglig Crisis) December 15, 2013 – February 22, 2020 South Sudanese Civil War; Tanzania Much of the County is sandwiched between two rivers, the Akobo, which forms the national boundary to the east, and the Oboth to the west. Nine of the security forces were killed along with five of the rustlers and two civilians. The United Nations has peacekeepers in the country as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). [24] The Lou Nuer stated that they were acting because the government had failed to stop the violence and that they intended to capture the Murle's county headquarters at Pibor and disarm the tribe. [8] People were pursued in the direction of a river, with some bodies becoming tangled in fishing nets. [39] By 22 January it was estimated that around 3,000 people had lost their lives in the fighting since December. 2,000 [1] – 2,500 [2] killed from 2009 to January 2010350,000 displaced [2] by January 2010. [12], In April 2010 the UN stated that over 400 people have been killed across South Sudan in civil war revenge attacks and cattle raids so far in 2010.[13]. [71]. Shortly afterwards the Sudanese government claimed to have restored order and decried the actions of "criminals" on both sides. They are known as Baggara in Sudan, and as Shuwa Arabs in Cameroon, Nigeria and Western Chad. [43] By 22 January 2012 it was estimated that around 3,000 people had lost their lives in the fighting since December 2011. [28] The Lou Nuer stated that they were acting because the government had failed to stop the violence and that they intended to capture the Murle's county headquarters at Pibor and disarm the tribe. Conflict between the African farmers and Arab nomadic tribes first arose in the 1980’s when was drought and famine spread throughout the Sudan. The incident was apparently sparked by the failure of the Ngok Dinka tribe to inform the Misseriya that they would be in the area. [3] The United Nations Mission in Sudan, which earlier in May deployed 120 peacekeepers to Jonglei state to prevent tribal conflict, is also investigating. Thirteen soldiers were injured. [3] The attack killed 75 police officers, 75 from the Rizeigat tribe and between 89 and 109 from the Misseriya. Conflict between nomadic tribes in Sudan is common, with fights breaking out over scarce resources, including grazing land, cattle and drinking water. [28] Later hospital figures put the number of injured Murle tribesmen at 88 with Juba hospital's emergency wards at full capacity as a result. Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 510: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/South Sudan" does not exist. When Sudan’s government took the side of the nomadic Arabs, the conflicts escalated, causing the non-Arab tribes to rebel. [40] They said that women and children had been killed there and some drowned in the river as they tried to flee. [31][32] The healthcare charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says that it has lost contact with 130 of its staff who were forced to flee into the bush due to the attack. David Yau Yau was the Chief Administrator of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan. The official also said that over 1,000 Murle tribespeople carried out the attack. [26] The violence is seen as one of the biggest challenges to stability in South Sudan. [49] [52] [53] [54] The local governor claimed that the attacking tribesmen wore military uniforms and belonged to the Rizeigat tribe. The UN agency ANAMID was establishing a temporary base in the area to help provide aid to the local populace. [3] The region remains unstable as it lies between Muslim Darfur, currently experiencing a civil war, and the new independent state of South Sudan. Conflicts have been fueled by other major wars taking place in the same regions, in particular the Second Sudanese Civil War, the War in Darfur and the Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. [30], Tens of thousands of Murle people have fled Pibor in fear of more violence. and cause of conflict among the pastoral and farming populations of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. South Sudan-Sudan Border Conflict (2012-Present)-Sudan has been wracked by multiple insurgencies and has undergone two significant civil wars (1955-1972 and 1983-2005), the Darfur War (2003-2011), various clashes between Sudanese nomadic tribal groups (2009-Present), and the ongoing Lord's Resistance Army conflict that spans several central and east African nations. [28] Official reports place the toll at 24 killed and at least five wounded, though a member of vice-president Riek Machar's staff placed the number at 40 killed and reporting seeing bodies lying in the streets of the town. They have also been referred as Beir by the Dinka and as Jebe by the Luo and Nuer, among others. [16], At least 10 people were killed and others injured in a confrontation between the Misseriya and local police in Todach, Abyei on 27 February. [51] Further fighting on 23 February was confirmed to have killed 60 people and left at least 62 wounded after camel-mounted tribesmen raided the El Sireaf area to target Bani Hussein tribesmen. [58], On 4 May a clash between tribes in Abyei district left at least 20 people dead including up to two UN peacekeepers, an Ngok Dinka tribal chief and 17 members of the Misseriya tribe. [54], The fighting was said to have been the worst since the ceasefire was brokered. And, since 2009 the region continues to be torn by never-ending clashes between Sudanese nomadic tribal groups and farmers (The Week, 2016). The incident was apparently sparked by the failure of the Ngok Dinka tribe to inform the Misseriya that they would be in the area. The 2009 Sobat River ambush was a battle between Jikany Nuer tribesmen and the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) which was escorting a United Nations (UN) aid convoy on 12 June 2009. [22], At least 37 people were killed in the second week of December in a series of raids carried out by the Murle on the Nuer. Tribes began to fight each other as useable land became a precious commodity. [47], Fighting between tribes in Darfur erupted in January 2013 following the collapse of law and order caused by the rebelling of African rebels against the Arab-led government. Approximately 300 people were killed and at least 37 wounded with 140 of the dead from the Awlad Heiban and 60 from the Awlad Surur. Sudanese nomadic conflicts (2009-present) Ethnic violence in South Sudan (2011-present) Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile (2011-present) Searched on google. [40], On 5 January2012, the South Sudan Council of Ministers, led by president Salva Kiir Mayardit, declared the state of Jonglei a humanitarian disaster zone. Pochalla is a county in Boma State, South Sudan. The clashes occurred in the Kwak area of the West Kordofan state, Sudan. 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