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South Sudan: United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) condemns attacks on civilians and killing of a peacekeeper

Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded, a regional official said Sunday. The motive for the attack Saturday evening was not immediately clear&#x...

Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded, a regional official said.

Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded, a regional official said Sunday. The motive for the attack Saturday evening was not immediately clear but it was suspected to revolve around a land dispute, Bulis Koch, Abyei information minister, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Abyei. Deadly ethnic violence has been common in the region, where Tw...

JUBA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 42 people were killed including a UN peacekeeper during clashes Saturday in the Abyei Administrative Area between armed youth of the Twic community of neighboring Warrap state and Ngok Dinka of Abyei, officials confirmed Sunday.

A regional official says gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan

In Abyei, a land sandwiched between Sudan and South Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières are working hard to bring life-saving treatment to desperate communities 

Attacks by rival factions in a region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan left dozens killed on Sunday.

In this long-disputed region, stuck in limbo between between Sudan and South Sudan, people are grappling with the climate crisis, economic hardships and limited access to healthcare

The Authorities of the Abyei Special Administrative Area (ASAA) have raised concerns about the deteriorating human health conditions in the region due to a surge in the numbers of returnees, refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and Misseriya tribesmen from Sudan seeking medical services.