Government troops. Photo: Reuters/Getty Images
Juba/Pagak, February 9, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government has relocated its troops from Unity State to Upper Nile as SPLA-IO appears to have gained ground in and around Malakal.
The United Nations (UN) has warned that fighting in Upper Nile has reached “worrying proportions.”
Colonel William Gatjiath Deng, the Spokesman for the SPLA-IO, said Juba relocated its troops on Wednesday after rebel forces gained upper hand in Kuek and Wau Shilluk towns.
“At around 8:00 am yesterday morning February 08, 2017, a combination of Juba regime soldiers and Sudanese rebels (SPLM-North and JEM) relocated from Unity State to Upper Nile State attacked the gallant SPLA-IO position at Owach from the directions of Malakal,” Col. Deng said in a statement.
Deng stated that government troops and Sudanese rebels attacked rebel outposts and that SPLA-IO repulsed the enemies and pushed them back to their bases in Lelo and Warjuok.
The rebel spokesman claimed Pagak teaches Juba a lesson; asserting “more than ninety-eight (98) Juba regime soldiers” were killed by the SPLA-IO.
The SPLA-IO also said government forces launched a surprised attack on rebel position in Wunkur Payam of Panyikang County and that the armed opposition chased them towards Jaamjang Payam of Parieng County. He added that Sudanese rebels have their South Sudan main base in Jaamjang.
Col. Deng also said in the statement that Egypt is actively bombarding SPLA-IO position in Wau Shilluk, Doleib Hills, Owach, and Jonglei Canal. He added that Cairo began a new round of a bombing campaign on Thursday morning. He accuses South Sudanese president Kiir is fooling the East African region, African Union, United Nations, and the international community while escalating the war.
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Kirr is fooling UN and AU by saying any solider who rape must be shot after all that killing shotting and burning of Equatorial in yei he asking the dinka to start again sending all yei people out of their land and bringing dinla in yei oh kiir this will not end ok
Comment *that will be taken to the humantrain affair as for some good decision around those areas begin from yei maridi luric and some opned place to assess by the SPLA MI or will barrack of one division around south Sudanese. Thank.
See why kirr is sending troops in uper nile what kind of presidert is this killing is only plan what
Comment *my dear i think only plan to stop regime there.
You can’t win the war without ally
Let teaching a lessons bro gatjiath u re good forever
You wish, don’t you know that William Gatjiath Deng is another James Gatdet Dak? Keep playing that game but that dirty game of yours itself will play you down the Road.
This senseless war will not help rebels.
Kiir is not longer a legitimate president
Eventhough the so called #Jem $ splmn are fighting a long silvator, it will not helps the silvator killer to defeat the mighty #SPLA-IO.
This is horrible..
Comment *I see no reason why the in opposition complain to the gov’t attack when they know that they rebelled against the legitimate gov’t. The gov’t should continue to impound them till they realize that they are at wrong
we are tired of this so called tribal war in souh sudan,you idiots stop fighting.
Let S.sudanese pray hardet for the peace to come otherwise the current Confus leaders of S. Sudan will not make an end to the war and peaceful environment for S. Sudanese to stay
Things are different in upper nile but IO want to put brave face to deceive the world that things are okay. Thanks to the technology today. It you lie people will confirm things through phones today to find out what is happening. Brothers and sisters the latest is that IO has suffered military sad back . Kueak, Wau shilluik and some places has fallen to the government forces.
Truth is bitter and painful but it has to be told. We should avaoid misleading people