South Sudan clashes kill 30

By AFP
April 04, 2025
A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary RSF and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan. — AFP/File
A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary RSF and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan. — AFP/File

JUBA: At least 30 people were killed when a northern South Sudanese town was briefly overrun by an armed youth group, a local official said Thursday, following a cattle raid.

The attack in northern Ruweng Administrative Area began earlier in the week when a group of armed youth stole lambs before they were scared off by security forces, said Simon Chol Mialith, the local Minister of Information. The following day, he told AFP, the group returned in greater numbers and attacked Abiemnom.