{"id":7788,"date":"2026-10-10T00:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T00:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7788"},"modified":"2026-10-10T00:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T00:32:37","slug":"intercommunal-clashes-kill-71-people-in-south-sudan-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7788","title":{"rendered":"Intercommunal clashes kill 71 people in South Sudan | Conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Government security forces regain control of Rumbek town after outsiders attempted to take control of the area.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Intercommunal clashes have killed 71 people in South Sudan\u2019s town of Rumbek, in Lakes State, the caretaker government said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to initial security reports, approximately 71 people were reportedly killed,\u201d including four soldiers, the South Sudanese interim Ministry of Information said in a statement on Friday. The exact number of fatalities has yet to be verified.<\/p>\n

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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. The attackers withdrew when police and military reinforcements arrived. Two witnesses said the fighting moved outside the city limits.<\/p>\n

The government statement said, \u201cRumbek town is currently under the control of Government security forces, and efforts are ongoing to restore normalcy\u201d.<\/p>\n

The caretaker government strongly condemned the violence and urged all communities to \u201cexercise maximum restraint and refrain from acts of retaliation that could further escalate tensions\u201d.<\/p>\n

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On September 22, South Sudan\u2019s President Salva Kiir dissolved<\/a> the transitional government, three months before the country\u2019s first election since its independence in 2011<\/a>. Kiir appointed a caretaker administration as the country prepares for its first-ever national elections.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Intercommunal conflict has continued across South Sudan, resulting in multiple deadly clashes.<\/p>\n

On September 17, 26 people were killed<\/a>, and 82 were injured during days of fighting in a disputed region on the border between South Sudan and Sudan.<\/p>\n

In early March, intercommunal violence left at least 169 people dead<\/a> after dozens of armed men attacked a town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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