After the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Shilluk community on June 8, inter-communal violence broke out at Malakal camp in South Sudan, killing 13 people and injuring 20 others.
South Sudanese soldiers on duty in Juba
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced on June 9 that ethnic clashes at a civilian protection camp in South Sudan left 13 people dead and 20 injured.
According to OCHA, after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Shilluk community on June 8, inter-communal violence broke out in Malakal camp in the north of South Sudan.
The clashes left 13 people dead, 20 others injured and forced the suspension of transporting South Sudanese fleeing violence in Sudan to the site.
Humanitarian operations at Malakal camp have also been “impeded by insecurity,” OCHA added.
South Sudan has been in a spiral of conflict since 2013, after President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar failed to agree on a political stance.
The years-long civil war has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Up to 42% of South Sudanese affected by conflict-related violence are in Upper Nile and Warab states, while Jonglei, Unity, Eastern Equatoria and Central Equatoria states account for about 50% of the casualties.
Ethnic conflicts are quite common in South Sudan, mainly stemming from disputes over pasture shortages, cultural differences and politics.
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