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The National Salvation Front led by Thomas Cirilo (NAS-TC) last week said its fighters have repulsed attacks on its positions in Yei River State during two days by the government army adding that the ceasefire is "technically dead". South Sudanese SPLA soldiers are pictured in Pageri in Eastern Equatoria state on
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The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) was Wednesday night involved in a night battle with suspected Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) militants who had invaded Uganda, The Tower Post reports. The militants had reportedly entered the country through the West Nile region border into areas of Metu and Dufele in Moyo District. According
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South Sudan rebels say they repulsed an attack by pro-government forces in the areas of Ketbek and Padanyang in the Upper Nile state region on Saturday and Sunday morning. The rebels’ deputy spokesperson, Lam Paul Gabriel said that the attackers were repulsed with “heavy defeat”. “The regime’s forces left their position in
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Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM-IO) has formally requested the unconditional release of its leader confined by the East African bloc of IGAD in South Africa. The major stakeholder in the peace revitalization forum made his claim in a letter to the nominated Ethiopian new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who
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South Sudan’s armed opposition faction (SPLM-IO) has been invited to attend the high-level peace revitalization forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 17-22 December. “You may recall that the IGAD [Intergovernmental Authority on Development] assembly of heads of state and government at its 31st extra-ordinary summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on
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A rebel group in South Sudan announced on Sunday that it had merged ranks with the National People’s Alliance Forces (NPAF), an armed movement led by ex-rebel-appointed governor of Liech state, Ruai Kuol Jal. NPAF’s acting spokesperson, Maj. Gen James Dok Puok confirmed their merger with the South Sudanese Freedom Movement
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Clashes within the rebel faction of South Sudan United Movement/Armed Forces (SSUM/A) at South Sudan border with Sudan left three soldiers dead, an official said. The senior rebel official loyal to General Peter Gatdet Yaka confirmed the incident occurred at an undisclosed border area. He said misunderstanding occurred between officers from the
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South Sudan rebels under the leadership of the country’s former First Vice President, Riek Machar have accused government forces of allegedly targeting civilians in rebel-held areas in violation of a unilateral ceasefire President Salva Kiir declared in May. In a statement, the rebel spokesperson Brig. General William Gatjiath Deng accused President
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On Thursday, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) dismissed reports claiming that rebels in Aweil had captured an army base in the country’s Aweil East State. "The SPLA did not clash with any rebel forces anywhere in Bahr el Ghazal. There has been no confrontation with any hostile groups and our
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A South Sudanese leading rebel commander Lt. Gen. Agany Abdel Bagi Ayii Akol, Thursday denied reports that they were receiving military or logistical support from the neighbouring Sudan. "That is not true. We do not get any support from the government of Sudan or any other government or country in the
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