Bor, South Sudan

Before the recent conflict in South Sudan, Bor town was a booming capital of the country's largest state, Jonglei.
However, much of Bor was destroyed during weeks of violence - the town changed hands four times.
Near the main market, which now lies in a pile of ruins, a few buildings are still standing, but they are empty, covered in soot and totally in disrepair. It's the same destruction anywhere you look at what once were shops, hotels and banks.
Peter Manyok, a student at Western Bahr El-Ghazal University, returned to his hometown Bor two days ago and found this destruction even in his homestead.
SOUNDBITE(English) Peter Manyok, Student:
"You know the room they burn is the room where you put everything inside, when they see the room is empty they did not burn it. The room with everything they burnet, when they see something that it is heavy for them to carry, they burned it, when something they can carry and leave behind instead of them taking it they burn it."
Still, residents are beginning to return to the town and there is more life in Bor now than there was a month ago when visitors to the state described it as a ghost town, with dead bodies strewn along its streets.
The UN mission now patrols the town four to six times daily and provides security for the airport and civilian convoys.
SOUNDBITE(English) Maj. Tarun Sharma INDBAT Peacekeeper:
"Patrolling the area shows safety and security of the locality plus it also adds to safety and security of the civilians who are moving outside and also shows the city is ok. We are able to see and assess the situation that the civilians are living fine they are safe and we are able to send them a message that all is well and you are in control of the situation along with other important agencies."
Not all citizens are convinced of this safety, over 5,000 civilians are still choosing to remain at the UN mission base in Bor.

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