South Sudan: Rup-Pakam tribal clashes leaves 30 dead 25wounded

South Sudan: Rup-Pakam tribal clashes leaves 30 dead 25wounded

South Sudan government reports have confirmed that at least 35 people have died and 25 others wounded in a Rup and Pakam inter-community clashes on Sunday in the Western Lake state

The causalities were confirmed by Alor County Commissioner Stephen Mathiang Deng Monydit who also expressed fears of a revenge attack as many cows and properties were raided by the attacking.

“We have received causalities of 14 people and 13 severely wounded but the general situation now is calm” he told Gurtong new in an interview

He said the South Sudanese army was not involved or even present as the two communities clashed

“If we do not get military intervention then the situation will get worse”  he said

He urged the conflicting communities to stop the scotch-earth method of fighting which involves burning houses and destroying office buildings in Malek County.

Matur Machut the Executive Chief of Rup community, requested government to send in security personnel to monitor the situation before the situation goes out of hand.

The cause of violence is believed to be a revenge attack by the Rup community after one of their youth was killed by a suspected member of the Pakam community.He said