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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 Twic Dinka tribal members from neighboring Warrap State are locked in a land dispute with Ngok Dinka f...

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

Five abductees, including a little girl, were released in Rumamer County, Abyei, according to authorities from the Abyei Area and Twic County in Warrap State.

The Embassies of Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States have condemned the latest attacks in the Abyei Administrative Area.

The latest spate of conflicts in Abyei Administrative Area is to blame for the soaring food prices in the local market, authorities have said.