Nearly 170 people killed in attack in South Sudan's Ruweng, officials say

"Of those killed, 82 were children, women, and the elderly, he told the Reuters news agency. Fifty other people sustained major and minor injuries in the attack, he added. I would like to sadly inform you that among those killed included the county commissioner and the executive director."

"The Government of the Ruweng Administrative Area (GRAA) condemns this barbaric action and policy of extermination in the strongest terms. This human slaughter is equivalent to genocide and cannot be tolerated, Mijok told Anadolu. He called on the government of Unity state to bring the culprits to justice."

"In response to the deteriorating security situation, peacekeepers are temporarily sheltering over 1,000 civilians within the UNMISS base in the area and providing emergency medical care to the injured, UNMISS added in a statement."

Unidentified youths from Mayom County in Unity state attacked Abiemnhom County in South Sudan's Ruweng Administrative Area on Sunday, resulting in at least 169 deaths. Among the casualties were 82 children, women, and elderly, plus the county commissioner and executive director. Fifty additional people sustained injuries. All 169 bodies were buried in a mass grave on Monday. The three to four-hour attack was eventually repelled by the army. Local officials condemned the violence as genocide-level barbaric action and called for accountability. The UN peacekeeping mission responded by sheltering over 1,000 civilians at its base and providing medical care. Separately, 26 humanitarian workers remain missing following recent violence in Jonglei state.

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