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Armed cattle keepers in South Sudan

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Two cattle keepers carry assault rifles in Mogok, South Sudan. Cattle raiding between neighboring tribes has long been a tradition in South Sudan, but the acquisition of high-powered weapons has turned the practice into a blood sport, and politicians and warlords have enlisted the armed cattle keepers as allies in acquiring and maintaining territory.

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south-sudan-2021-jeffrey-mogok-misc-250.JPG
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Paul Jeffrey
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5687x3671 / 7.0MB
South Sudan Africa Mogok Ayod cattle cows animals cattlekeeper cattle keeper Nuer tribe rural pastoralist rifles weapons guns assault weapons men
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Misc 2021
Two cattle keepers carry assault rifles in Mogok, South Sudan. Cattle raiding between neighboring tribes has long been a tradition in South Sudan, but the acquisition of high-powered weapons has turned the practice into a blood sport, and politicians and warlords have enlisted the armed cattle keepers as allies in acquiring and maintaining territory.