source: Juba Monitor; Eye Radio (South Sudan); VOA
actor1: Rioters (South Sudan)
actor2: Military Forces of South Sudan (2011-)
location: DAR Petroleum Operating Company base (Paloich)
notes: On 24 August 2020, residents of Melut county rioted at the DPOC base close to Paloich in Melut county (Upper Nile state), burning tires on the airport road outside the facility. The demonstrators decried environmental damage, a lack of jobs for local youth, and severe health consequences relating to oil production in the area. Unspecified security services (presumed to be army) attempted to disperse the youth, wounding three. [size=at least three]