Content_paragraphs:  Despite an overall decrease in political violence, conflict -related sexual 
  
  violence remained prevalent and was perpetrated by the parties to the conflict, 
  
  community-based militia and other armed young people, exploiting protracted 
  
  insecurity and a lack of protection by authorities. UNMISS verified 38 incidents of 
  
  such violence, involving 51 survivors, including 14 girls. They were subjected to rape 
  
  (21), gang rape (15), forced nudity (9), attempted rape (3), threat of rape (2) and 
  
  forced marriage (1). The incidents were attributed to the South Sudan Peoples’ 
  
  Defence Forces and allied forces under Major General Ochan Puot (13); community -
  
  based militias (9); the South Sudan National Police Service (2); SPLM/A-IO (1); 
  
  forces under Major General Nando (1); and NAS (1). The perpetrators’ affiliation in 
  
  11 incidents had not been conclusively determined at the time of reporting.