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A UN peacekeeper from Ghana was killed amid the violence, the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) said on Sunday.

More than 50 people including women, children and two UN peacekeepers were killed in attacks along South Sudan’s border with Sudan, officials said, the deadliest in a spate of incidents since 2021 related to a boundary dispute.

It was the deadliest incident in a spate of attacks since 2021 in the oil-rich Abyei border region.

JUBA (Reuters) -More than 50 people including women, children and two U.N. peacekeepers were killed in attacks along South Sudan's border with Sudan, officials said, the deadliest in a spate of incidents since 2021 related to a boundary dispute.

A regional official says gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan. At least 52 people were killed, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded. The motive for the attack Saturday evening was not immediately clear but it was suspected to revolve around a land dispute. Abyei's information minister tells The Associated Press that deadly ethnic violence has been common in the region, where Twic Dinka tribal members from neighboring Warrap ...

The latest spate of violence in the Abyei border region of South Sudan and Sudan has killed dozens...

The latest spate of violence in the Abyei border region of South Sudan and Sudan has killed dozens...

A regional official says gunmen have attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei which is claimed by...

The latest spate of violence in the Abyei border region of South Sudan and Sudan has killed dozens...

A heavy fighting erupted Saturday in the disputed Abyei region, killing a UN peacekeeper and several civilians, the UN and local officials said.