Pibor massacre

The Pibor massacre occurred in Pibor County, South Sudan from 23 December 2011 to 4 January 2012. The fighting was between the Murle and the Lou Nuer, mostly over raiding cattle and abducting children to raise as their own. The Nuer White Army released a statement stating its intention to "wipe out the entire Murle tribe on the face of the earth as the only solution to guarantee long-term security of Nuer’s cattle".[1] A report by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan estimated that about 900 were killed.[2][3] Joshua Konyi, the commissioner of Pibor County and a Murle, estimated that 2,182 women and children and 959 men were killed, 1,293 children were abducted and 375,186 cows were stolen.[4]

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References
  1. Ferrie, Jared (27 December 2011). "United Nations Urges South Sudan to Help Avert Possible Attack". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. "Why hundreds of people are dying over cattle in East Africa". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "Incidents of intercommunal violence in Jonglei state" (PDF). UNMISS. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. "In South Sudan, massacre of 3000 is reported". New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

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