<p>The United Nations Mission in South Sudan said Tuesday that more than 1,000 people have been killed and 400 abducted in communal conflicts in the past six months.</p>.<p>South Sudan is struggling to emerge from six years of conflict which formally ended with the creation of a power-sharing government in February.</p>.<p>Violence has soared in recent months between rival communities, often over cattle raiding which leads to cycles of brutal revenge killings.</p>.<p>"More than 1,000 people died in Warrap in the past six months ... there are a lot of people who want to go on and carry out revenge attacks for those that have died," UN special envoy David Shearer said.</p>.<p>Shearer warned that once the dry season arrives in January, the potential for further conflict in the central state was high.</p>.<p>Meanwhile in eastern Jonglei, "hundreds" died in fighting this year "and more than 400 people were abducted".</p>.<p>"The potential for conflict in Jonglei as a result ... is very very high," said Shearer.</p>.<p>He called for dialogue between communities, and said UNMISS would deploy peacekeepers to several temporary bases in some of the hotspots for violence.</p>.<p>Observers have warned that the communal violence risked derailing a peace agreement signed in September 2018 to end the war that killed nearly 400,000 people.</p>.<p>Key tenets of the deal, such as the unification of warring forces under one army, remain stuck.</p>
<p>The United Nations Mission in South Sudan said Tuesday that more than 1,000 people have been killed and 400 abducted in communal conflicts in the past six months.</p>.<p>South Sudan is struggling to emerge from six years of conflict which formally ended with the creation of a power-sharing government in February.</p>.<p>Violence has soared in recent months between rival communities, often over cattle raiding which leads to cycles of brutal revenge killings.</p>.<p>"More than 1,000 people died in Warrap in the past six months ... there are a lot of people who want to go on and carry out revenge attacks for those that have died," UN special envoy David Shearer said.</p>.<p>Shearer warned that once the dry season arrives in January, the potential for further conflict in the central state was high.</p>.<p>Meanwhile in eastern Jonglei, "hundreds" died in fighting this year "and more than 400 people were abducted".</p>.<p>"The potential for conflict in Jonglei as a result ... is very very high," said Shearer.</p>.<p>He called for dialogue between communities, and said UNMISS would deploy peacekeepers to several temporary bases in some of the hotspots for violence.</p>.<p>Observers have warned that the communal violence risked derailing a peace agreement signed in September 2018 to end the war that killed nearly 400,000 people.</p>.<p>Key tenets of the deal, such as the unification of warring forces under one army, remain stuck.</p>