Motot (also spelled Mwot Tot) is a town in the
Uror County of
Jonglei State
Jonglei State is a States of South Sudan, state of South Sudan with Bor, South Sudan, Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor District (South Sudan), Bor, Akobo County, Akobo, Ayod County, ...
, in the
Greater Upper Nile
The Greater Upper Nile () is a region of northeastern South Sudan. It is named for the White Nile (it is its lowest portion in South Sudan), a tributary of the Nile River in North Africa, North and East Africa, East Africa.
History
The Greater ...
region of
South Sudan
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.
History
Motot was one of the Lou
Nuer villages in which the
SPLA carried out a
forcible disarmament campaign in 2006. The battle of Motot which occurred near Motot was the end of the campaign and ended the
Nuer White Army
The Nuer White Army, sometimes decapitalised as the "white army", is a semi-official name for an ethnic Nuer militant organization in central and eastern Greater Upper Nile in modern-day South Sudan formed around 1991. According to the Small Arm ...
for several years.
UN peacekeepers were deployed in Motot after the conflict.
In August 2011, 200 people were injured and more than 300 were killed in Motot and the village of Pieri due to
Murle attacks on the Lou Nuer.
During the
South Sudanese Civil War, the
United Nations World Food Program conducted food airdrops in May 2014 in Motot due to food shortages. In March 2017, humanitarians left Motot due to fighting in the area. On April 23, 2018, the
SPLA-IO claimed government forces attacked its positions in Motot, although the government denied it was in the area. In June 2019 Motot experienced heavy flooding.
References
Populated places in Jonglei State
Uror County
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