The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Wednesday it will set up a temporary peacekeeping base in Central Equatoria’s Lobonok County.
The decision followed a surge in armed attacks on civilians and humanitarian convoys in the region, UNMISS said in a statement.
The rise in violence came after the killing of six bodyguards of Vice President James Wani Igga in the Lobonok area last month.
National Salvation Front (NAS), a rebel group, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Source: CGTN