Khartoum, 04 Aug-(ANA)-A general in South Sudan's army has said that the e government in the north is arming militias accused of being behind recent ethnic violence.
Maj-Gen Kuol Deim Kuol said his SPLA army was trying to disarm the local population but was being hampered by the continuing supply of weapons.
At least 185 Lou Nuer people were killed in Jonglei state when reportedly attacked by Murle fighters on Sunday.
Several hundred people have died in such clashes this year.
The UN says this is more than in Sudan's Darfur conflict. (ANA)