Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
21%
3 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
1
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Intercommunal clashes have killed 71 people in South Sudan’s town of Rumbek, in Lakes State, the caretaker government said in a statement.
asserted
government → kill → statement
“According to initial security reports, approximately 71 people were reportedly killed,” including four soldiers, the South Sudanese interim Ministry of Information said in a statement on Friday.
uncertain
Ministry → accord → Friday
The exact number of fatalities has yet to be verified.
asserted
number → have → fatalities
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According to AFP, witnesses said a group of people from outside Rumbek tried to take control of the town and briefly succeeded.
uncertain
group → deepen → town
The attackers withdrew when police and military reinforcements arrived.
asserted
reinforcements → withdraw → ?
Two witnesses said the fighting moved outside the city limits.
asserted
fighting → say → limits
The government statement said, “Rumbek town is currently under the control of Government security forces, and efforts are ongoing to restore normalcy”.
asserted
efforts → say → normalcy
The caretaker government strongly condemned the violence and urged all communities to “exercise maximum restraint and refrain from acts of retaliation that could further escalate tensions”.
uncertain
that → condemn → tensions
On September 22, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional government, three months before the country’s first election since its independence in 2011.
asserted
Kiir → dissolve → 2011
Kiir appointed a caretaker administration as the country prepares for its first-ever national elections.
asserted
country → appoint → elections
His decree ended a power-sharing arrangement set up under a 2018 peace deal that halted a five-year civil war in which about 400,000 people were killed.
asserted
people → end → which
Intercommunal conflict has continued across South Sudan, resulting in multiple deadly clashes.
asserted
conflict → continue → clashes
On September 17, 26 people were killed, and 82 were injured during days of fighting in a disputed region on the border between South Sudan and Sudan.
asserted
82 → kill → Sudan
In early March, intercommunal violence left at least 169 people dead after dozens of armed men attacked a town.
asserted
dozens → leave → town
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