source: Eye Radio (South Sudan); Juba Monitor; Sudan Tribune
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (South Sudan)
actor2: Military Forces of South Sudan (2011-)
location: Yambio
notes: Around 12 October 2021, gunmen fired upon the residence of the Information Minister of Western Equatoria state in Yambio town (Yambio county, Western Equatoria state). The bodyguards of the official (coded as SSPDF) exchanged fire with the attackers, wounding one in the process. The wounded attacker was detained by police CID, and during his interrogation he is alleged to have stated he was part of a group working for Major General James Nando.