04 Feb 2010
South Sudan's authorities are confiscating all civilians' weapons - including rifles, machine guns, mortar launchers, and rocket propelled grenades - as part of a massive disarmament program.
The region is less than a year away from a referendum on independence - but violence and instability in the region are increasing.
Last year more than 2,000 people were killed and around 350,000 displaced from their homes in tribal conflicts.
Al-Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from Jonglei - a state flooded with weapons - on how the region's disarmament is crucial for future stability.
Source: al-Jazeera.
Link: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2010/02/201024135314734401.html.
South Sudan's authorities are confiscating all civilians' weapons - including rifles, machine guns, mortar launchers, and rocket propelled grenades - as part of a massive disarmament program.
The region is less than a year away from a referendum on independence - but violence and instability in the region are increasing.
Last year more than 2,000 people were killed and around 350,000 displaced from their homes in tribal conflicts.
Al-Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from Jonglei - a state flooded with weapons - on how the region's disarmament is crucial for future stability.
Source: al-Jazeera.
Link: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2010/02/201024135314734401.html.
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