S Sudan army kills 13 suspected rebels

DHAKA: South Sudan’s army has killed 13 people suspected of belonging to a rebel militia in the troubled eastern state of Jonglei.

A local official said on Tuesday, the latest violence threatening government plans to explore a huge oilfield, reports The Jerusalem Post.

South Sudan won independence from Sudan last year but its government has struggled to assert control over vast territories where many people have weapons after decades of civil war with Khartoum ending in 2005.

In Jonglei a cycle of revenge killings between the Murle and Lou Nuer tribes and a heavy-handed government disarmament campaign have eroded hopes that independence would bring peace.

BDST: 1901 HRS, DEC 11, 2012
Edited by Robab Rosan, Cultural Affairs Editor, eic@banglanews24.com