The leader of South Sudan’s rebel forces is threatening to attack the capital, Juba.Riek Machar said he will also target his country’s oil fields until President Salva Kiir, who he calls a dictator, is removed from power.Machar made these comments to journalists on Monday before a wave of violence in Unity state this week.Hundreds of…
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Uganda: UPDF will not help South Sudan government to fight rebels in Bentiu!
April 16, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson, Lt Col Paddy Ankunda, clarified that his troops will not rescue the troubled government of South Sudan in Bentiu, Unity state. Uganda has participated in liberating the three cities of Bor, Malakal and Bentiu after they were overran by the armed opposition in December. The…
Rebels claim killing hundreds including top army general in Bentiu
April 16, 2014 (KAMPALA) – South Sudanese rebels claimed they have killed 510 soldiers including a top general while fighting the South Sudan army (SPLA) over the control of the strategic state capital of Unity state, Bentiu, for the last three days. Lt. Col. Peter Riek Gew, a militarily spokesperson for Unity state told Sudan…
