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Rebels in South Sudan's volatile Jonglei state killed at least 41 people and wounded 46 others in a raid on three cattle camps on Sunday, a local official said, adding that all the cattle were also taken away.
According to 24news, South Sudan, since breaking from Sudan in 2011, has struggled to assert control over remote territories awash with weapons after a 1983-2005 war with the north and torn by ethnic rivalries.
Dau Akoi, commissioner of Twic East, a county in Jonglei, said rebels loyal to former theology student David Yau Yau were believed to be behind the attack.
Yau Yau also refused President Salva Kiir's offer of amnesty.
More than 1 500 people have been killed in Jonglei since independence, according to the United Nations.