Overview
- Local officials report that armed youth from neighboring Mayom County stormed Abiemnhom and fought for hours before being repelled by government forces, which they say now control the area.
- Authorities say the dead include the county commissioner and the executive director, and they report that 169 bodies were laid to rest in a mass grave.
- UN peacekeepers say they are temporarily sheltering more than 1,000 civilians at their base in the area and are providing emergency medical care to the wounded.
- Officials attribute many of the deaths to civilians, with some reports listing 90 civilians and 79 security personnel among the dead, while no group has claimed responsibility and attributions remain contested.
- Doctors Without Borders says 26 staff are unaccounted for after recent violence in Jonglei, prompting the suspension of medical services in Lankien and Pieri.