Having been perceived as close to the Dinka people, the Thuri were targets of ethnic violence during the Second Sudanese Civil War, when the "Army of Peace", a mostly Fertit pro-government militia, attacked them as supporters of the mostly Dinka SPLA rebels. This caused many Thuri to take up arms and to join the SPLA in order to take revenge against other Fertit groups.
The Thuri faced ethnic violence during the Second Sudanese Civil War due to their association with the Dinka people. The "Army of Peace", a mostly Fertit pro-government militia, attacked them as supporters of the SPLA rebels, causing many Thuri to join the SPLA and take up arms for revenge against other Fertit groups.