Koch County
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Koch County is an administrative division of Unity State, South Sudan
, covering an area in the center of the state.
The administrative center is the town of Koch
.
Large villages include Dhor Wang, Thorial, Duar
, Wath-Thier and Bieh.
According to the Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008, there were 75,000 persons in Koch County.
The population is extremely poor, with widespread illiteracy.
There are serious security concerns.
Between April and November 2010, over 35 people died in the county, many of them civilians, from insurgent attacks.
There were suspicions that General Gatluak Gai
, who came from Koch County, was the leader of the forces responsible for these attacks.
As of January 2011 talks were in progress with different people who claimed to represent Gatluak Gai, but the situation was extremely obscure.
On 18 July 2011, Gatluak Gai concluded peace talks with the SPLA.
Three days later he was killed.
His second in command in the "South Sudan Liberation Army" rebel group, Marko Chuol Ruei, claimed responsibility for the death, saying Gatluak Gai had told his fighters to ignore the peace agreement.
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
, covering an area in the center of the state.
The administrative center is the town of Koch
Koch, South Sudan
Koch is a community in Unity State, South Sudan, headquarters of Koch County.The community lies in Jagei Nuer territory.It is within the Block 5A oil concession...
.
Large villages include Dhor Wang, Thorial, Duar
Duar
Duar is a large village in Koch County, Unity State, South Sudan. It is on the main oil road leading south from Bentiu, and is close to the Thar Jath Central Processing Facility in the Block 5A oil concession.The village is in a Jagei Nuer region....
, Wath-Thier and Bieh.
According to the Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008, there were 75,000 persons in Koch County.
The population is extremely poor, with widespread illiteracy.
There are serious security concerns.
Between April and November 2010, over 35 people died in the county, many of them civilians, from insurgent attacks.
There were suspicions that General Gatluak Gai
Gatluak Gai
Gatluak Gai was a member of the Sudan People's Liberation Army who rebelled and formed a separate militia after the April 2010 elections in South Sudan...
, who came from Koch County, was the leader of the forces responsible for these attacks.
As of January 2011 talks were in progress with different people who claimed to represent Gatluak Gai, but the situation was extremely obscure.
On 18 July 2011, Gatluak Gai concluded peace talks with the SPLA.
Three days later he was killed.
His second in command in the "South Sudan Liberation Army" rebel group, Marko Chuol Ruei, claimed responsibility for the death, saying Gatluak Gai had told his fighters to ignore the peace agreement.