Leer County is an administrative division of
Western Upper Nile
Unity State, also known as Western Upper Nile, is a state in South Sudan. Unity state is in the Greater Upper Nile region. Unity is inhabited predominantly by two ethnic groups: the Nuer majority, and the Dinka minority.
In 2015, a presidentia ...
in South Sudan. The headquarters are in the town of
Leer
Leer may refer to:
* Leer, Lower Saxony, town in Germany
** Leer (district), containing the town in Lower Saxony, Germany
** Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station
* Leer, South Sudan, town in South Sudan
** Leer County, an administrative division of ...
.
In December 2009 that traffic police had established road blocks along the road between
Panyijar County
Payinjiar County is a county in Unity State, South Sudan.
Payinjiar County was "once a thriving agricultural area before decades of war forced inhabitants to migrate elsewhere."
"The United Nations says that up to 40,000 people are displaced to ...
and Leer and were demanded high bribes from travelers who wanted to pass.
In March 2011 the Governor of Unity State,
Taban Deng Gai, launched a drive to recruit men for the army. In April, Leer County police were reportedly enrolling young men into the
Sudan People's Liberation Army
The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is the army of the South Sudan, Republic of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement against the government of Sudan in 198 ...
by force, apparently on orders from the County Commissioner, who was in turn obeying the Governor's orders.
On 12 May 2011 landmines in the road from Leer to
Bentiu
Bentiu, also spelled Bantiu, is a city in South Sudan and capital of the state of Unity State.
Location
Bentiu is located in Rubkona County, Unity State, in northern South Sudan, near the international border with the Republic of the Sudan. It li ...
exploded, destroying two vehicles, killing three people and seriously injured others. The border with Sudan to the north was blocked, causing shortages of supplies, and there were rumors that militias were moving south through the county.
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Unity (state)
Counties of South Sudan