Cattle Raiding and Hostilities: The Toposa -Murle Conflict in South Sudan

ict in South Sudan available fi rearms currently used in fi ghting confl icts.War spilled over to agricultural areas or regions and was fought on diff erent levels simultaneously between ethnic groups, clans, lineages, and states. 10 South Sudan, the world's newest nation, struggles with a political crisis and inter-communal violence, largely orchestrated by fragile leadership, economic hardship, and governance defi ciencies.Cattle raiding is one of the problems the country is facing.This practice is a longstanding activity among the pastoralist communities in South Sudan.According to Patel nevertheless, after being put in place, warriors in contemporary South Sudan are well-armed with heavy weapons.In remote areas, there is a lack of government presence.Therefore, communities take matters into their own hands to protect themselves. 11 Al Jazeera (2017) cited, "The number of fi rearms being owned by the communities or the civilians is more than the number of fi rearms the government possesses." 12