{"id":15,"date":"2018-07-10T22:09:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T22:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/10\/south-sudanese-troops-raped-and-killed-hundreds-in\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:20:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:20:29","slug":"south-sudanese-troops-raped-and-killed-hundreds-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2018\/07\/10\/south-sudanese-troops-raped-and-killed-hundreds-in\/","title":{"rendered":"South Sudanese troops raped and killed hundreds in recent attacks, U.N. investigation finds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In its investigation, the United Nations found government forces and
\nthose aligned with them killed at least 232 civilians and raped 120
\nwomen and girls in a recent spate of attacks on opposition-held
\nvillages, in what may amount to war crimes. Dozens of those killed \u2014
\nincluding children, the disabled and the elderly \u2014 were burned alive. At
\n least one of the gang-rape victims was as young as 6. Opposition troops
\n were also responsible for killing a number of civilians, and the
\ninvestigation identified three individuals who the report says bear the
\n\u201cgreatest responsibility\u201d for the violent incidents the United Nations
\ndocumented.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

South Sudanese troops raped and killed hundreds in recent attacks, U.N. investigation finds<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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