Targeted killings of specific ethnic groups in South Sudan’s civil war amount to “genocide”, according to Britain’s International Development Minister Priti Patel. “It’s tribal, it’s absolutely tribal, so on that basis it’s genocide,” Patel told reporters in Uganda on Wednesday, according to a ministry press officer travelling with her. Patel was returning from a visit … Read more
He said they were taking revenge after a military defeat A rebel official in South Sudan and a Roman Catholic priest say a number of people have been killed in the town of Wau because of their ethnicity. The rebel,Dominic Ukello, told the BBC that government troops and an allied militia were targeting members of … Read more
At least 16 civilians were killed in fighting Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan’s second-largest city Wau, the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNMISS) said in a statement. The violence stemmed from an ambush Sunday of government troops near the city, leading to clashes in the city the following day, UNMISS said. “The … Read more
Deadly fighting erupted, with civilians killed along ethnic lines and thousands displaced in clashes Monday between government forces and rebels in South Sudan’s second-largest city of Wau, witnesses and priests said. At least 2,000 people sought shelter in a Catholic church, and many reported targeted killings against civilians by government troops, according to local priest … Read more