Content_paragraphs:  UNMISS continued to observe concerning levels of sexual violence perpetrated 
  
  by the parties to the conflict, community-based militia or other armed elements 
  
  involved in localized and intercommunal violence. The Mission verified 12 incidents 
  
  of conflict-related sexual violence involving 15 survivors, including 9 girls. The victims, 
  
  whose ages ranged from 14 to 45 years, were subjected to rape (6), gang rape (5), 
  
  forced nudity (2) and attempted rape (2). Incidents were attributed to SPLM/A-IO (2), 
  
  the South Sudan National Police Service (2), the South Sudan People’s Defence 
  
  Forces (1), the National Security Service (2) forces under former SPLM/A-IO 
  
  Commander Major General Joseph Dongo (1) and self-defence groups (2), while 
  
  unidentified armed elements were responsible for 2 incidents.