The current spat of violence in Jonglei State is an armed rebellion and not tribal clashes.
Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul, who heads the Jonglei Peace Initiative, told CRN that the six tribes are holding to their agreement and are not a party in David Yau Yau’s rebellion.He asked for support to the indigenous communities and the local government to keep them out the ethnic violence.
The army claims that on Tuesday it killed 143 rebels in the fight for Okello airstrip, the arms supply point for Yau Yau’s rebels.