In the disputed region of Abyei, located at the border of South Sudan and Sudan, violence has once again erupted, resulting in the loss of 37 lives. This recent bloodshed is believed to be linked to an ongoing land feud in the oil-rich area. Just a week prior, 52 people had lost their lives in another land dispute in the same region.
According to Bolis Koch, the Information Minister in Abyei, the fighting broke out in three different counties: Rum-Ameer, Alal, and Mijak. Armed youths from South Sudan's Warrap state, with the support of fighters loyal to spiritual leader Gai Machiek from Unity state, were responsible for the violent attacks. The clashes occurred as a result of the contested land ownership between the Twic Dinka tribal members from Warrap and the Ngok Dinka people in Abyei's Aneet area.
