Tag: SPLA-IO
South Sudan: SPLM-IO Rejects Dismissal of Jonglei Assembly Speaker
South Sudan’s main opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by First Vice President Riek Machar has condemned a decision by...
South Sudan: 12 SPLA-IO-Machar Officers Defect to Rival SSUM/A
Twelve army officers with South Sudan’s main opposition group, SPLA-IO, on Friday defected to South Sudan United Movement/Army (SSUM/A) under Denay Jock Chagor in...
South Sudan: Machar’s SPLA-IO, Kitgwang Faction Trade Accusations Over Tonga Fighting
The SPLA-IO Kitgwang faction led by Gen. Simon Gatwech on Monday accused SPLA-IO forces loyal to First Vice President Riek Machar of attacking their...
South Sudan: Ceasefire Body Urges SSPDF to Withdraw from SPLA-IO Cantonment...
The Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) has called on the South Sudan People`s Defense Forces (SSPDF) to withdraw its forces...
South Sudan: SPLA-IO Forces Accused of Harassing Civilians in Morobo County
Authorities in Morobo County of Central Equatoria State have accused some SPLA-IO forces stationed in Payume payam of committing crimes against civilians that have...
South Sudan: Several SPLA-IO Kitgwang Soldiers Rejoin Machar
Dozens of officers and soldiers have defected from Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual’s SPLA-IO Kitgwang faction to First Vice President Rick Machar in Uror County in...
Kiir, Machar Parties Trade Blames Over Political Space
The SPLM Party has accused the main opposition SPLM-IO of denying it from campaigning in some counties under the control of its commanders, an...
South Sudan Armed Opposition Calls for Space for Exercise of Political...
South Sudan’s armed opposition (SPLM-IO) has called on the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party to allow political space for other political to exercise...
South Sudan: SPLA-IO Denies Involvement in Akobo Poaching
The SPLA-IO has denied the involvement of its officers in the massacre of wild animals in Akobo County of Jonglei State.
On Thursday, the South...
South Sudan: SPLA-IO Returns to Security Mechanism with a Call for Action
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) representatives to the Ceasefire Transitional Security Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) have fully returned to participate...