location: Panwel
notes: On 22 December 2017, armed pastoralists from the Nyara sub-subsection of the Abii section of the Bor Dinka clan clashed with pastoralists of the Biong, Mach-Ayiel, and Nyichak sub-subsections at or near Panwel or Pariak in Kolnyang payam (Bor South county, Jonglei state) killing 22 and wounding at least 18. The clashes appear to be related to either a dispute over the re-naming of Panwel (which was changed from Anuet), and/or a dispute over access to grazing land. 20 people, including five chiefs, were arrested for allegedly inciting the violence among the communities, and a buffer zone monitored by security forces was created to separate the parties.
target_text: location: Panwel, fatalities: 22