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At least 49 people killed in armed cattle raid in South Sudan

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At least 49 people were killed and 33 wounded in a cattle raid on Thursday morning in Tonj North county of Warrap State, South Sudan, by armed assailants from Unity State. The attack is part of ongoing inter-tribal and inter-communal violence in the country, where herders compete for resources and civilian possession of guns contributes to the violence. According to officials, both state governments are working to establish cooperation and bring the attackers to justice. South Sudan will hold its first presidential election since independence in December.

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At least 49 people were killed and 33 others wounded in a violent armed cattle raid in South Sudan. The attack occurred on Thursday at around 5 a.m. local time in Tonj North county, Warrap State, when assailants from Unity State, along with others, launched a "brutal attack" on a camp of cattle herders. This incident is part of the ongoing issue of inter-tribal and inter-communal violence in South Sudan, where herders compete for scarce grazing lands and water, and civilians have easy access to guns, exacerbating the problem. The governments of Unity and Warrap states are working together to bring the perpetrators to justice and promote peaceful coexistence between communities.

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• The deadly raid in Warrap State started at about 5 a.m. local time on Thursday when assailants from Unity State and others carried out "a brutal attack" on a camp of cattle herders in Tonj North county, the state's information minister, William Wol Mayom Bol, said in a statement.

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🔮 • The deadly raid in Warrap State started at about 5 a.m. local time on Thursday when assailants from Unity State and others carried out "a brutal attack" on a camp of cattle herders in Tonj North county, the state's information minister, William Wol Mayom Bol, said in a statement.

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At least 49 people killed in armed cattle raid in South Sudan · assertive framing

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At least 49 people killed in armed cattle raid in South Sudan JUBA, Aug 28 - asserted

people → kill → Sudan

At least 49 people were killed and 33 wounded in South Sudan after armed cattle raiders from Unity State in the country's north attacked a community of herders in neighbouring Warrap State at dawn on Thursday, officials said. asserted

officials → kill → Thursday

• Inter-tribal and inter-communal violence is common in South Sudan, where herders compete with each other for scarce grazing lands and water for their cattle. asserted

herders → compete → cattle

An abundance of guns in civilian hands in the country exacerbates the violence. asserted

abundance → exacerbate → violence

minister → start → statement

• He expressed condolences to the families of the victims and appealed "for restraint as the two state governments establish cooperation to bring culprits to book". asserted

governments → express → book

• Unity State's information minister, Nyakenya Johannes, told Reuters the attackers were not all from Unity, but added that state officials were working hard to ensure peaceful co-existence between communities in both regions. asserted

officials → tell → regions

• South Sudan expects to hold a presidential election in December, its first since the country gained independence from its northern neighbour Sudan in 2011. asserted

country → expect → 2011