[South Sudan] Violence against civilians: Attack

On 16 April 2025, unidentified armed individuals suspected to be Murle community members attacked a cattle camp on the outskirts of Pieri in Pieri Payam (Uror, Jonglei), where they killed a cattle keeper and raided an unspecified number of cattle. Local youth (likely members of the Gun section of the Lou Nuer, who are predominant in the area) pursued the raiders and recovered some of the stolen animals (means unspecified).

Severity

HIGH

Occurred

2025-04-16

Country

South Sudan

Event type

violence

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