Content_paragraphs:  Notwithstanding an overall decrease in political violence, conflict-related 
  
  sexual violence remained prevalent and was perpetrated by parties to the conflict, 
  
  community-based militias and other armed elements, exploiting protracted insecurity 
  
  and a lack of protection by the authorities. UNMISS verified 21 incidents of such 
  
  violence, involving 29 survivors, including 7 girls and 2 men. The victims were 
  
  subjected to rape (11), gang rape (8), forced marriage (5), forced nudity (2), sexual 
  
  slavery (1) and attempted rape (2). Among the victims were girls as young as 10 years 
  
  of age, as well as 3 pregnant or lactating women and 1 mentally incapacitated minor. 
  
  At least 20 of the survivors received medical support. The incidents were attributed 
  
  to the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (8), SPLM/A-IO (4), community-based 
  
  militias (3), the National Security Service (2), NAS (1) and the forces under Major 
  
  General Daniel Dongo (1). The perpetrators’ affiliation in two incidents had not been 
  
  determined conclusively at the time of reporting.