( CNN ) -- The Security Council of the Republic of South Sudan on Wednesday ordered troops deployed to restore security and prevent retaliatory attacks after violent clashes in the past week . The caretaker minister of interior , Gen. Gier Chuang Aluong , said that Sudan People 's Liberation Army troops would be rapidly deployed to the states of Jonglei in the east and Warrap in the north-central part of the country , which became independent on July 9 . In the wake of clashes August 18 between the Murle and Lou Nuer communities that left at least 600 people dead , 200 abducted and at least 26,000 cattle stolen , the caretaker minister for information and broadcasting , Barnaba Marial Benjamin , condemned `` such mindless violence that has left so many innocent men , women and children dead or injured , their homes and livelihoods in ruin . '' An assessment mission dispatched to Jonglei on Monday confirmed more than 330 buried dead and close to 200 injured . According to Lise Grande , a U.N. humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan , the team identified more than 250 unaccompanied minors and estimated that 26,800 people became displaced . `` It is possible that many more bodies remain unburied in the bush , '' Grande said . `` During yesterday 's flyover , the assessment team saw two villages that appeared to be torched to the ground . '' Since February this year , a series of clashes between the Lou Nuer and Murle communities has resulted in the loss of more than 1,000 lives , the humanitarian coordinator said Wednesday . Humanitarian assistance has been hindered by the unrest . A warehouse stocked with food from the United Nations ' World Food Programme has been looted , and a Medecins Sans Frontieres-supported clinic was partially destroyed , Grande said . U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the government of South Sudan to restore security in Jonglei , protect civilians affected by violence and work with both communities to reduce tensions .
At least 600 people killed in clashes between Murle and Lou Nuer tribes . A World Food Programme warehouse is looted and a medical clinic is partially destroyed . Ban Ki-moon urges the government of South Sudan to restore security in Jonglei .