But thus far, independence has only served as a band-aid. The United Nations Human Rights Council reported many of these violations, and the frustrated director of one Juba-based international aid agency called them "human rights abuses off the Richter scale". . [89], Many of the self-defense factions formed among the Equatorians have targeted Dinka civilians,[98] including in one case where a convoy of commercial vehicles along the Juba-Yei road was stopped and separated into Dinka and non-Dinka and the Dinka were executed, with up to 21 people killed. Like every other region of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating already serious problems. Candidate DePaul University Abstract Although ethnicity is a contributing factor to the ongoing crisis in South Sudan, particularly after the re-escalation of violence in December of 2013, the characterization of the In September 2016, the Cobra faction, now led by Khalid Boutros declared war against the government[15] but in March 2017, Boutros dissolved the faction to incorporate it into the broader faction of the National Salvation Front led by Thomas Cirillo. The violence, however, comes on the heels of the formation of a new government in South Sudan, one intended to bring an end to a civil war that began in 2013 and has cost more than 400,000 lives . [106] In June 2017, 38 people were killed in Gogrial State in fighting between Apuk and Aguok over border disputes. [45], In 2013, after a year of escalating changes in government and in the party, including the dismissal of Vice-President Riek Machar and the entire cabinet in June, fighting between Nuer and Dinka SPLA soldiers broke out in Juba on December, igniting the South Sudanese Civil War. Violence between the two groups goes back generations, exacerbated by tensions over land and water. The deployment spot lies some 70 kilometres northwest from the Battalion Headquarters, Rumbek of South Sudan. "These acts of criminality must stop. The President Salvar Kiir's Dinka of Warrap were in a feud with the Dinka of the chief of staff Paul Malong Awan's Aweil, who contributed the bulk of the government's fighting force. [99] Among the refugees fleeing the violence are a few Dinkas as well and they faced violence among Equatorians in the refugee camps as retribution. [9][10] While the army used to attract men from across tribes, during the South Sudanese Civil War, the SPLA had largely become a militia of soldiers from the Dinka stronghold of Bahr el Ghazal, home region of President Kiir and the Chief of Staff,[11] and the army was often referred to within the country as "the Dinka army". More than a month following South Sudan's independence and secession from Sudan, the fighting escalated after several cattle raids took place during ongoing clashes between the Murle and . [19] . During the Second Sudanese Civil War, several factions split from the SPLA often along ethnic lines and were funded and armed by Khartoum. On Friday, there will be a meeting of PCOSS-trained peace mediators, Yor said. The South Sudan Liberation Movement (SSLA) was formed in 1999 as a Nuer dominated faction in the Civil War. The attack is believed to have been a revenge operation against the Lou Nuer tribe after an attack on the Murle the previous June in Pibor County. [79], In the Upper Nile region, much of the fighting in 2016–17 was between the SPLA and the SPLA-IO allied Upper Nile faction of Uliny. In the post-colonialism world, these conflicts continue still today. There were high hopes for peace and stability once oil-rich South Sudan gained its long-fought independence from Sudan. [4], John Uliny from the Shilluk people lead the Upper Nile faction of the South Sudan Democratic Movement in rebellion. President Kiir responded by forming a high-level committee tasked with bringing the situation in Jonglei under control. Mission: As TIDE, we are burdened by the increasing volume of inter-ethnic violence in South Sudan as a result our mission is to embark on promoting social cohesion and livelihood skills development while at the same time being influential in development programs and citizen's empowerment therefore enhancing national growth. In Sudan, conflicts over scarce resources, ethnicity and religion have resulted in genocide. The United States has proposed an arms embargo on South Sudan, though this was opposed by Russia and China. [87] The two communities signed a memorandum of understanding in September 2011. Debbie Braaksma, World Mission’s Africa office coordinator, was able to get an update from Yor after several interrupted phone conversations. Interested in receiving either of the PC(USA) newsletters in your inbox? In South Sudan, there are 64 tribes, among these tribes is Dinkas which is the largest of all. Breaking Sudan is a meticulous account, analyzing why violence became so deeply entrenched in Sudanese society and exploring what can be done to find peace in two countries ravaged by war. [5], Those from the Murle and the Lou Nuer are largely nomadic cattle herders. News July 24, 2017 2:00 am South Sudan: Sexual violence 'on a massive scale' leaves thousands in mental distress amid raging conflict. South American Journal of Academic Research Special Edition May 2016 An article on explosion of ethnic violence in Warrap state In south Sudan Article by Emmanuel Moju, MSC on clinical psychology, Texila American University, South Sudan Email: moju.andrea2015@gmail.com Abstract As matter of facts, ethnic conflict is an outcome of number of interrelated factors. Speaking in Yumbe in neighbouring Uganda, the EU 's humanitarian aid commissioner offered 78 million euros ($85.2 million) to help the refugees, with 30 million earmarked for Uganda. In South Sudan, the fighting that began in December continues between groups loyal . Military and governmental corruption continues as well. While the political dispute that triggered this crisis was not clearly based on ethnic It is a multiethnic state inhabited by several ethnic groups, such as Dinka, Nuer, and Murle (International Crisis Group [ICG] 2009:28). Tribal violence over agricultural and livestock continued during the early months of South Sudan's independence with the government not having the funds nor the resources to handle the increasing violence. Found insideIt was an extraordinary, unprecedented experiment. Many have fought, but South Sudan did the impossible, and won. This is the story of an epic fight for freedom. It is also the story of a nightmare. South Sudan: Ethnic Targeting, Widespread Killings. South Sudan has seen progress on peace since a February 2020 agreement, but violence continues at the local level in more than 75 percent of the country and it threatens to spiral out of control in several regions. [102] By the end of the month, the African Union discloses a tentative agreement is reached, establishing a preliminary 20-kilometre ceasefire line and demilitarized region in Abyei. [118] In April 2018, Awan announced the launch of a rebel group named South Sudan United Front (SS-UF), which claimed to push for federalism. As a result of the infighting, more southerners died at each other's hands than were killed by northerners during the war. John Yor, Presbyterian Church of South Sudan general secretary, during a 2016 visit to Pochalla, in Jonglei State, where the inter-ethnic conflict is raging. Another group traditionally inhabiting the Bahr El Ghazal are the Jur people. [12] A UN investigation said rape was being used a tool of ethnic cleansing[95] and Adama Dieng, the U.N.'s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, warned of genocide after visiting areas of fighting in Yei. [4], David Yau Yau, led a Murle dominated faction of the South Sudan Democratic Movement (SSDM) known as the Cobra faction against the government in 2010. In The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars, Douglas H. Johnson examines historical, political, economic, and social factors to come to a more subtle understanding of the trajectory of Sudan's civil wars. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the embattled Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, where the Government of Sudan committed "genocide by attrition" in the early 1990s and where violent conflict reignited again in 2011. [34], On 15 April 2016, Murle fighters in South Sudan crossed over to the Jikawo and Lare areas of the Gambela Region (which hosts about 300,000 South Sudanese refugees) in Ethiopia and killed at least 208 people, stole 2000 cattle and kidnapped at least 108 women and children from the Nuer tribe. A story of transformation and of victory against the odds, this book reviews South Sudan's modern history as a contested region and assesses the political, social and security dynamics that will shape its immediate future as Africa's newest ... (Nairobi) - Witnesses to the violence in South Sudan since December 15, 2013, have described how targeted attacks against civilians on an . South Sudan is edging towards anarchy, ethnic wars and breakdown, when the government is the single-source . In January 2017, Olony's forces working for SPLM-IO ambushed and killed Yohanis Okiech. The most horrific display of violence occurred from April to July of 1994, between two of Rwanda's ethnic groups: the Tutsi and the Hutu. U.N. sends troops to halt bout of ethnic violence in South Sudan. [46][47], Immediately after the initial mutiny in Juba, Nuer soldiers, overpowered and on the run, made off toward Terekeka, north of Juba, leaving no Nuer soldiers left in the city. GENEVA — A daily exodus of villagers fleeing armed conflict, hunger and sexual violence in South Sudan has pushed the number of refugees sheltering in Uganda to over one million . The official United Nations report counted 62 dead, 70 injured and 7,625 displaced, but how many people were actually killed is unknown. Found insideThe book is aimed at students and scholars of conflict, Africa, ethnic politics, and religion. The United Nations assisted the Military Justice Directorate of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces in conducting training on international and domestic legal standards to prosecute sexual . [110], During the South Sudanese Civil War, there was friction between the ruling Dinka elite. [33], The Greater Pibor Forces split off from the Cobra Faction, which had signed a peace agreement with the government. “Many are not able to buy masks. R-TGONU in Juba unable to stem continuing ethnic wars and violence in the country. At least 640 people were killed and the attackers burned down over 3,400 houses and the hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières. [44] To put down the rebellion, it was alleged that the SPLA set fire to over 7,000 homes in Unity state in May 2011. Life in the post-conflict period continues to be challenging, as women try to carve out a meaningful life in a tenuous peace. This volume documents the lives of different groups of women in South Sudan. He has also worked in aid and development and author of four books and numerous articles covering gender, sexuality and reproductive health, humanitarian aid, ethnography of political violence, gender-based violence, war . Efforts to hold to account perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity via a Hybrid Court for South Sudan have been obstructed. The violence, however, comes on the heels of the formation of a new government in South Sudan, one intended to bring an end to a civil war that began in 2013 and has cost more than 400,000 lives . [69] Human Rights Watch later confirmed that over 60 ethnic Shilluk were killed, and more than 7,000 displaced. [53] Official death toll has not been released as Human Rights Watch has noted the South Sudan government troops had blocked access and were heavily guarding Gudele and other affected, now abandoned suburbs of Juba. “The Borgen Project is an incredible nonprofit organization that is addressing poverty and hunger and working towards ending them.” Aug. 17, 2017. January 20, 201412:00 AM ET. [51][52] An African Union report cited Nuers being tortured, such as being forced to eat human flesh and blood and to jump into fires. – The Huffington Post, https://borgenproject.org/wp-content/uploads/The_Borgen_Project_Logo_small.jpg, Ten Facts About the Ethnic Violence in South Sudan, According to the U.N., the majority of ethnic violence is instigated by the “Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), the SPLA in Opposition, militias, and unidentified armed groups.”. In his assessment, he reported to the UN Security Council the likelihood of “an outright ethnic war” that could lead to a “potential for genocide”. According to a statement issued late yesterday, the 15-member Council expressed "deep alarm over the escalation of ethnic violence in South Sudan reportedly carried out by the Sudan People's . This is seen as a method, notably among the Murle, to increase the numbers of the small minority group. The rebels denied the allegations, saying it was retreating government troops who perpetrated the murders. [91], For most of the South Sudanese Civil War, the fighting was focused in the Greater Upper Nile region. The Crisis in South Sudan Congressional Research Service 1 Overview In December 2013, growing political tensions among key leaders in South Sudan erupted in violence. Examining Vicious Cycle Of Ethnic Violence In South Sudan. [14] Others call the use of rebellion to receive public office as "bad culture"[15] and an incentive to rebel. [101] In February, at a market in Abyei, three people are killed and 300 sought refuge in a United Nations (UNMIS) mission compound. [101] In the same month, in Todach, Abyei, ten people died when armed militias stormed a police post. [23][24] The healthcare charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said that it lost contact with 130 of its staff who were forced to flee into the bush due to the attack. Particularly in former Unity State, famine has also exacerbated fatal inter-ethnic violence between Dinka, Nuer and Muerle communities seeking to acquire cattle and pastureland. “There is no protection,” Yor said. Found insideThis book is a critical analysis of the socioeconomic and political failures of South Sudan’s leaders who have plunged the nascent state into the abyss. However, the key protagonists in South Sudan's crisis also make use of a distinctly anti-tribalist rhetoric and warnings of ethnic conflict in order to justify their political agendas as well as the use of force. I agree with Charles Essie that the latter was a precursor, and is essentially the same conflict. Victims of ethnic violence in Jonglei, state, South Sudan, wait in line at the World Food Program distribution center in Pibor to receive emergency food rations, January 12, 2012. 29 The economy is tanking. "[3][4] In April 2017, Priti Patel, the Secretary of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development, declared the violence in South Sudan as genocide. The purpose of this book is to examine the nature of the bond linking ethnicity to conflict in a variety of circumstances. [61], Cattle raids between Dinka from the Dinka majority Jonglei state and the Murle from the Murle majority Boma State led to a peace agreement between both states on 5 December 2016 and to the formation of a joint police force recruited from the states of Jonglei, Boma and Bieh. Persisting insecurity is according to the author threatening the fragile state of political unity, in particular once it adopts ethnic fault lines. [56], As early as 1963, during the First Sudanese Civil War, Khartoum began arming the Murle tribe, traditional enemies of both Dinka and Nuer, to fight the southern rebellion. Fighting at the turn of the New Year in Jonglei state left dozens, possibly hundreds, of people dead and caused as many as 50,000 residents to flee their homes. [100], In January 2011, clashes between nomadic Misseriya Arabs and the Dinka people killed 'dozens' in Abyei preceding the independence referendum. Ethnic violence in South Sudan began as part of the Sudanese nomadic conflicts, continuing since January 2011.The fighting continued throughout the transition process for South Sudan's independent government. [63] Boma state officials, as well as Khalid Boutros of the Cobra faction, accuse the SPLA of supporting the attacks on Boma state. 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[37] By 2017, about 100 children had been retrieved. They joined opposition forces and one of their disagreements with the government was the alleged encouragement of the Murle, as a method of divide and rule, to fight against Nuer groups in Jonglei, as some groups such as the Nuer White Army have fought against the government. The Dinkas largely supported South Sudan's independence during the Second Sudanese Civil War. [96] On 4 April 2017, a pro-government militia reportedly led by Major Gen. Gildo Oling attacked mostly Acholis[97] in Pajok and SPLA-IO claimed 200 civilians were killed. Jonglei State, home to about 1.3 million people in 11 counties, is the largest and most populous state in South Sudan (United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan [UNMISS] 2011:5). The violence follows a power struggle . The United Nations assisted the Military Justice Directorate of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces in conducting training on international and domestic legal standards to prosecute sexual . SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT ANALYSIS BRIEF South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, continues to struggle despite the August 2015 signature of a peace agreement. Violence erupted in late 2013 after President Salva Kiir, from the Dinka ethnic group, sacked vice president Riek Machar . Ethnic violence in South Sudan has been before 2011, it has a long history among South Sudan's varied ethnic groups. A draft proposal from the south claims Abyei. (Photo by the Rev. U.N. Reports Hundreds Killed In Ethnic Violence In South Sudan : The Two-Way The U.N. Mission in South Sudan says it has confirmed the killings of more than 400 people who were singled out for . He also served in the Government of South Sudan as undersecretary in the Ministry of Culture and Heritage for three years. [4] Over 10,000 people were displaced in the midst of the rainy season and sent fleeing into the forest, often naked, without bedding, shelter or food, with many children dying from hunger and cold. On July 9, 2011, South Sudan celebrated its independence as the world's newest nation, an occasion that the country's Christian leaders claimed had been foretold in the Book of Isaiah. On 16 May 2015, the Agwelek forces and elements of the SPLM-IO captured Upper Nile's capital, Malakal, as well as Anakdiar and areas around Fashoda. [52] Much of the killings were carried out by Mathiang Anyoor. [23] The South Sudanese government promised to send more army personnel and 2,000 police to the town to reinforce the 800 troops already there. He now claimed to be fighting for a separate state for the Murle. JUBA (Reuters) - The United Nations has sent a contingent of peacekeepers to an area of central South Sudan where about 80 people . The demands on the fragile health care system have hampered the ability to treat those who have suffered gunshots and other injuries as a result of the violence. Then, fighters took to radio airwaves—the means by which most . So far there are 481 confirmed cases. (United Nations Children's Fund They were pursued by the Ethiopian military. Found insideDrawing on hundreds of interviews and a broad range of sources, this book gives a sharply focused, fresh account of South Sudan's long, unfinished fight for liberation. This book examines how the Islamist project has shaped these developments in Sudan, with a particular focus on how divisive policies have driven regional violence as well as the fight against continued marginalization. Found insideToday the conflict continues unabated and the humanitarian situation grows ever more urgent. This book analyses the crisis and some of its contributing factors. Please include author attribution, photography credits, and a link to the original article. Southern authorities accuse the rebels of being backed by al-Bashir's Khartoum government, and say that the rebels are mobilizing the Misseriya against the SPLA in Unity State. In 2016, about a year after the Compromise Peace Agreement was signed, groups of ethnic Dinka youth and the SPLA targeted members of the Fertit in Wau, killing dozens and forcing more than 120,000 to flee their homes. [21] The Lou Nuer were said to have pursued members of the Murle who were fleeing southwards. Today, there are many Murle army officers in Khartoum, and they say the tribe is being punished for that. On 25 April 2014, ethnic tensions between Nuer trainees of the SPLA and Dinka civilians escalated in Mapel, at the time part of Western Bahr el Ghazal, resulting in altercations and murders. 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