Gunmen killed greater than 70 folks in South Sudan over a gold mining row on the outskirts of the capital over the weekend, a police spokesperson confirmed on Monday (March 30, 2026).
A video of dozens of our bodies mendacity on open floor was shared on-line, and a neighborhood journalist stated many different victims are believed to have fled to the bushes.
The gold mining website at Jebel Iraq in Central Equatoria State has, up to now, been the positioning of violent clashes between unlawful miners and mining corporations.
Police spokesperson Kwacijwok Dominic Amondoc stated he would share extra details about the assault as soon as he will get extra particulars.
“All I do know is that unknown gunmen attacked Jebel Iraq at a gold mine. There are greater than 70 lifeless and lots of extra injured,” he stated.
The Sudan Individuals’s Liberation Motion/Military – In Opposition, or SPLM/A-IO, condemned the assault on Monday and blamed authorities forces, referred to as the SSPDF.
“Jebel Iraq lies inside a zone that’s totally below the unique management of the SSPDF. Consequently, full accountability for the bloodbath rests with the SSPDF forces that management the world,” a press release from the opposition stated.
The military spokesperson informed the AP he could not touch upon the incident.
A neighborhood civil rights group, the Nile Institute for the Research of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, condemned the assault and referred to as for “efficient governance and oversight in resource-rich areas.” “This horrific act represents a grave violation of the basic proper to life and highlights the continued vulnerability of civilians in areas affected by a weak safety presence and unregulated useful resource exploitation,” the group wrote in a press release.
Human rights activist Edmund Yakani urged the authorities to deal with the rising pattern of communities competing for pure assets.
“My attraction is to the federal government to intervene and cease this tradition of unlawful gold mining throughout the nation,” he stated.
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