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In South Sudan’s eastern Pibor region, 15 people, including a county commissioner, were shot dead by young men amid escalating local conflicts ahead of a national election later this year, the Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The region has a history of violence, with a civil war causing significant casualties between 2013 and 2018. Although a fragile peace has been maintained since then, sporadic clashes persist among various armed groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attackers, believed to be young individuals from the Anyuak community, ambushed the commissioner and his team upon their return from a village visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This incident adds to the longstanding tensions between the Murle and Anyuak ethnic groups in Boma County, often fueled by conflicts over cattle rustling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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