Juba (South Sudan), 3 March (LaPresse/AP) – At least 169 people were killed in a rebel attack on a village in Ruweng, a remote area of South Sudan. The victims, including 90 civilians, were attacked on Sunday in Abiemnom County, said James Monyluak, information minister for the Ruweng administrative area. Among the dead are women and children, as well as dozens of fighters. Stephano Wieu De Mialek, chief administrator of the Ruweng administrative area, said the assault was carried out by fighters linked to the White Army militia along with forces affiliated with Machar's Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Opposition. Wieu described the attack as a coordinated and organised assault, calling it an act of rebellion. In a statement, Machar's group denied any responsibility for the attack and said it had ‘no military presence in the affected area’.
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