Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: South Sudan
Highlights:
• A rebel militia attack on Mayom town in Unity on 29 October left 65 people reportedly killed and up to 72 injured. Freshly laid landmines continued to restrict humanitarian operations in the state.
• A total 20,000 people are reportedly displaced in Unity by ongoing fighting in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan.
• The movements of South Sudanese returnees picked up pace, with trains departing Khartoum on 28 October carrying approximately 1,800 passengers destined for Greater Bahr el Ghazal.
