Renegade militia kills over 200 in S.Sudan: officials
By Jeremy Clarke JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) – Attacks by a renegade militia in south Sudan’s oil state of Jonglei have killed at least 211 people, a southern minister said on Tuesday, doubling earlier estimates of the death count. The violence has rekindled concern for the security of the underdeveloped region, where voters last month overwhelmingly chose to declare independence from the north in a referendum. South Sudan’s army said forces loyal to George Athor, a former army officer who launched a revolt after losing in last year’s elections, carried out attacks in Jonglei last week….
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