The Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS) has called for immediate protection from the Sudan Government after attacks on churches and their surrounding communities in the Upper Nile area of Malakal. A statement from the Rt Revd Daniel Deng Bul, the chairman of the ECS Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation Committee, said that there had been a considerable loss of life and property.
He urged the government to provide protection from armed militias and urged all parties to "engage in genuine negotiations and to resist attempts to undermine the peace process." He also called for international monitoring and pleaded that "all tribes exercise restraint and refrain from returning to war."