Armed gangs torched and looted a British charity’s office in South Sudan’s Jonglei state on Thursday, destroying a healthcare centre, Save the Children said.
The attack targeted a primary healthcare facility in Walgak town, cutting essential services for hundreds of vulnerable children and families.
Violence has surged in recent weeks between supporters of President Salva Kiir and rival Riek Machar, with Jonglei emerging as the epicentre.
At least 280,000 people have been displaced in Jonglei amid the fighting, according to a United Nations report released this week.
Save the Children said no staff were injured but confirmed it was suspending operations and withdrawing employees from the volatile area.
“When aid facilities are attacked, civilians, especially children, suffer most,” said country director Chris Nyamandi, calling the violence unacceptable.
The incident followed an airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Lankein, destroying supplies and leaving staff with minor injuries.
On the same day, unknown assailants looted another MSF health facility in Pieri, further crippling humanitarian efforts in Jonglei state.
The World Food Programme also suspended northern operations after attackers looted a river convoy carrying 1,500 tonnes of desperately needed aid.
South Sudan, independent since 2011, remains scarred by conflict, poverty and corruption, with civilians trapped between political rivalry and armed violence.
