Sudan: Armed attacks by unidentified group in the south concern UN officials

Members of an unidentified armed group have launched a series of violent attacks against locals in southern Sudan’s Central Equatoria state over the past month, prompting United Nations officials to organize the distribution of basic relief supplies to the affected population in the already impoverished region. The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reports that the attacks have taken place across three counties in Central Equatoria, which borders Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), since mid-January.