horrific attacks prompt south sudans communities to take arms | simona foltyn /

Published at 2015-12-07 13:14:38

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Despite a peace deal signed in August,fighting has continued along complex tribal divisions, with young people mobilising to protect their familiesFaustino Kusara was working his fields in Birisi, or 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, or 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.” Related: South Sudan: 'a level of human suffering I acquire never seen anywhere else' Related: South Sudan: women and girls raped as wages’ for government-allied fighters Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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