location: Bentiu
notes: After the SPLA-In Opposition took over Bentiu, traders hiding in a mosuqe were killed while in other areas, civilians were lined up and killed and 5 were killed in Bentius hospital. 230 killed (45 killed after lined up, 180 killed in the mosque, 5 at the hospital) and 3 wounded. Reports lead to saying that the killings were based on ethnicity and nationality - the people targeted were: Nuer not supporting the opposition, Dinka, and Fur. The Dinka are seen as supporting Kiir and the Fur are viewed as members of JEM, which is supporting the SPLA.
target_text: location: Bentiu, fatalities: 230