At least 26 killed in clashes along Sudan-South Sudan border region
At least 26 people have been killed and 82 others injured in days of intercommunal fighting in a disputed region on the border between South Sudan and Sudan.
The Misseriya, Arab pastoralists from Sudan, migrate south into Abyei during the dry season in search of grazing land, sometimes clashing with the Ngok Dinka, the region’s permanent residents.
Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Armed raid on cattle camp kills at least 49 in South Sudanlist 2 of 2Ambush in South Sudan kills peacekeeping troopsend of listClashes are frequent in Abyei, and the region’s status has remained unresolved since South Sudan gained independence from Sudan and became a nation in 2011.
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