Dozens have been killed in tribal violence in Jonglei state after the Murle tribe attacked Duk Padyet [Al Jazeera]
Around 47 people have been killed in tribal violence in South Sudan, the latest in a cycle of attacks that have displaced some 60,000 people in the new African nation, officials said.
A youth armed group from the Murle tribe attacked Duk Padyet in Jonglei state late on Monday, mostly killing young children, women and old people from the Lou Nuer tribe, said Philip Thon Leek Deng, a local leader and member of parliament.
“They did not take cattle. They were only coming for annihilation,” Deng told reporters in Juba on Tuesday.
“I’m appealing for quick measures to be taken by government of the state and national government to take forces to protect the old men and women who are there,” he said.
“What happened in Duk Padyet is not the end,” Deng said. “We are expecting another attack this evening from similar forces because they did not take cattle. They attacked the town. There were no cattle in the town.”
The government and United Nations peacekeeper forces say they are struggling to protect communities in a vast
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