United Nations Urges South Sudan to Help Avert Possible Attack
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The United Nations urged South Sudan to protect civilians after its air patrols detected thousands of members of the Lou Nuer ethnic group preparing to attack on Murle communities in the eastern Jonglei state.
“I am deeply concerned to learn of reports of this imminent large-scale attack on civilians in Jonglei state,” Hilde F. Johnson, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s special representative, said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. “The government must act now if we are to avert a major tragedy.”