Source Yubu (also known as Ri-Yubu) is a village located near the border of Central African Republic - South Sudan in

Western Equatoria Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on ...

, South Sudan.

History

Due to the sleeping sickness outbreak in Zandeland in 1918, Source Yubu was founded in 1920 as a place to treat sleeping sickness patients.

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rebels commanded by Ferdinand Goi attacked Source Yubu in 1965. The SPLA captured Source Yubu on 2 December 1991. The

LRA The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), also known as the Lord's Resistance Movement, is a rebel group and heterodox Christian group which operates in northern Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Co ...

attacked Joint Integrated Units forces in Source Yubu on 1 March 2007. Having a superior number over its adversary, the LRA managed to loot shops and civilian properties in the town. Almost one year later, on 19 February 2008, the LRA attacked Source Yubu. They killed four civilians and seven SPLA soldiers. Further, the militias abducted 27 people, burned 70 houses and a trading center, and looted villagers' properties. The LRA raided Source Yubu on 4 February 2011. They killed four and abducted seven villagers. In early November 2015, the clash between the

SSPDF The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is the army of the Republic of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement against the government of Sudan in 1983 and was a ...

and the armed youth group ensued in Source Yubu, causing most of the residents to flee to

Bambouti Bambouti is a sub-prefecture of Haut-Mbomou in the Central African Republic. Geography It is located on the RN2 national road 110 km east of the capital of Haut-Mbomou: Obo, near the border between the Central African Republic and South Sudan. ...

and later Obo. House burning and looting occurred during the clash. In late March 2021, SSPDF forces loyal to General James Nando and the Azande militia group attacked Balanda civilians and ex- SPLM/A-IO affiliates in Source Yubu, causing 41 Balanda households to flee the village. A clash between the SSPDF and an armed group from the Central African Republic ensued in Source Yubu on 23 March 2023. As a result, three soldiers were wounded and were transferred to

Tumbura Tumbura, sometimes spelled Tambora or Tambura, is a town in South Sudan. Location The town is located in Tambura County, Western Equatoria, in the western part of South Sudan, near the International borders with the Democratic Republic of the Con ...

Education

There is one primary school in the village.

Infrastructure

Source Yubu has a migration office that was opened in 2012.

Healthcare

The village has one health center. Belgium's government supported and funded Source Yubu health center until 1989.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Western Equatoria Tambura County Populated places established in 1920