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South Sudan: Horrific attacks prompt South Sudan's communities to form armed groups

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Source: Guardian
Country: South Sudan

Simona Foltyn in Yambio

Despite a peace deal signed in August, fighting has continued along complex tribal divisions, with young people mobilising to protect their families

Faustino Kusara was working his fields in Birisi, near the state capital of Western Equatoria, Yambio, when he heard gunshots coming from the direction of his son’s house. When he ran to see what had happened, he found the dead bodies of his son and three grandchildren lying in the dirt.

“When they saw me, the Dinka soldiers started shooting at me and I ran into the bush … After they left, I went to the house and collected the four burned bodies.”

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