Thousands feared dead in Sudan tribal war
A CENTURY of enmity between two cattle-herding tribes in an isolated corner of the world's newest country has burst into the open in killings and revenge attacks.
For more than a week Aliye Amor has slept on the ground, being among tens of thousands left homeless by raiders. Attacks in South Sudan have killed scores, hundreds or possibly thousands of people in just a few weeks.
When 6000 or more warriors from the Lou Nuer tribe descended on Pibor Country in December to attack Murle residents, neither UN forces or South Sudan troops could stop them. Thousands fled into the bush, where dozens, hundreds or thousands were killed.
A government official from the Murle tribe reported that more than 3000 had died, but neither the UN nor the central government has verified the toll.
On Thursday Amor waited for sorghum, beans, oil and salt from the World Food Programme. "They killed the women, they killed the children," she said. The Lou Nuer's attack lasted about a week and then subsided. Now, reprisal attacks by the Murle have begun.
The 23-year civil war between South Sudan and its northern neighbour, Sudan, flooded the region with arms.
"Cattle rustling has been there since 1898," a government spokesman said. "But in those days they were using spears and sticks."
sabza007
Why are the big powers quite in these instances?. The so called African Union is useless, toothless dog with flies around its body. In Countries such as Somalia and Sudan, a decision should have been taken long ago that if talks fails then bring in Army that will hunt down the rebels to the sea, mountains and so on.Why should millions die and/or suffer because of few militants who have got power machine guns. This is Bulllshit!!Report Abuse
joyful
sad to see Africans at each other's throats! I blame this on religion.........the Muslim half turns not to see the Christian half as fellow humans - but as evil doers who must be killed! These people do not value life at all!
Africans before we even check what religion the other is into - remember that we are humans first!!!
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mthosam
poor Africans,where is AU, UN and oil mongers of the west when this country raged by war for decade. sorry no oil no American intrvention. Africa is fooled by its own leaders and stupit principles endosed in AU, "NON INTERFERANCE IN THE DOMESSTIC AFFAIRS OF ANOTHER STATE". 3000 civilians are enough for any hearthed leader to stop this hollocast. we can not pretend to be happy and feeding dust pins while Africans are dying.Report Abuse
Ngwanabatho
The United Nations intensified the attcks by killing Muammar Gaddaffi and his Loyalists.For what reason were the attacks aimed at.What were they trying to achieve in the first place?Report Abuse
Bdoobs
ICC and UN need to hunt down the Sudanese president and prosecute him. Although these are the Southern Sudanese fighting here, but its the North thats instigating this tribal fighting. Even when Sudan was one big state, the Northern Arabs could not stand the Southern African, the president wanted to wash out. The Arabs will never let the Southern Africans rest, they will keep them fighting while they (Arabs) focus on the oil.International laws need to change as well, Sudanese president is wanted by ICC for war crimes, yet he is able to travel around the world, why can't the just pounce on him if they see him outside his country, recently he visited South Arabia and there is nothing that anyone could do because he is protected my this International Law, so when are they hopping to capture him..? Do they think he will hand himself to the ICC, bull crap.
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