Pagak/Mathiang, May 3, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rival forces have renewed fighting in and around Guelguk and Mangok in Upper Nile, two senior rebel military officers who asked for anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media told the South Sudan News Agency in the rebel headquarters, Pagak.
The fighting, rebels said, began on Tuesday evening and escalated on Wednesday morning. The armed opposition said they have delivered a humiliating defeat to government troops and vow “to spare no life.”
One officer said South Sudan’s government sent a combined force of militiamen and soldiers who he described as “people with no clue.”
“The genocidal regime sent its forces to liberate the unliberated land, he asserted.
When pressed to explain what he meant, he simply smiled and added, “People with no clue about what it means when fighting against sons and daughters of Gaatjaak Nuer in Gaatjaak land were brought from Juba to fight against us. So, I think they have been taught a serious lesson.”
A current government official with full knowledge of the fighting explained to the South Sudan News Agency in Juba that South Sudanese government sent troops to the newly-created Maiwut State a few days ago and that the real intention of the deployment is to liberate Guelguk from rebels because of the vast oil reserve there.
“The economic situation is not good now in the country. The government is looking for ways to control Guelguk and other areas around it so that we start oil operation there,” the official revealed.
The South Sudan News Agency was also told that government troops first attacked rebel positions on Tuesday evening and that the SPLA-IO Division 5th responded Wednesday morning, resulting in the complete defeat of Juba-backed forces. The second officer asserted, “Our well-trained division annihilated them. Those of them who survived run back to Juadit forest where their base is located…the SPLA-IO is pursuing them.”
Major General Khor Chuol Giet, the 5th Division Commander, calls on civilians to be calm and warn that the SPLA-IO will spare no life of anyone who accepts Juba’s order to come to fight the SPLA-IO. He urges government troops to think twice before landing a foot in areas under his control.
“I want them [government soldiers] to think twice before coming to our areas. Don’t come or you will see with your own eyes,” he warned.
Maj. Gen. Giet blasted government forces, saying “they came here to kill their own mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters so they can keep collecting their ration from Kiir.
For the last few days, the South Sudan News Agency witnessed heavy movements of the armed opposition troops along Upper Nile main corridors, prompting some civilians to flee their homes. One rebel military intelligence officer claims the SPLA-IO was fully aware of the coming of government troops to Guelguk and Mangok areas.
There was no immediate comment from the office of SPLA-IO Spokesman.
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Well done freedom fighters.We are fully behind
Well done freedom fighters.We are fully behind you directly or indirectly.
Sop playing with fire
With who behind them may be you only behind them. By away don’t confused them that, by saying we are fully behind you directly or indirectly may not know what you are talking about .
that is great, teach them any forgotten lesson those useless animals ,Nueryioni sycophant, parasites of drunker saltan of Barh el gazhal, I really appreciate freedoms fighter for not giving slaves of kiir a ground in Gatjaak land.
Spla io will teach you a good lesson miethyoini Kier
So what I think government want to conquer all areas that controlled by spla oi but they never see it with their single eye spla io viva… Dr Riak Machar will defeat you later even you united yourself blood suckered nuer wew
congra splAm – io.
gajaak are more strong than others.
Please stop fighting ,and serve your country to be a one nation.you can leave fighting today to the children.thank you everyone for listening this comment that bless South Sudan
That is what I always want to hear SPLA I O should not trust in IGAD every time that Juba regime attacks you just do what you can keeping the rules of engagement. This time don’t even waste time telling IGAD, UN and the international community since they are ever quite on atrocities committed on our citizens by the government. SPLA I O you should know that the marginalized communities in South Sudan are having the hope in you so please help to keep our hopes alive. Viva SPLA I O Viva Reik machar the only leader with vast majority vision.
Th truth can stay even though its thin for truthnes & liar can stay too big even though its false
I wish to see you people of South Sudan under one Umbrella in order to defeat upcoming general insecurity for all of us. thank you God bless South Sudan from evil ideologies.
Fight for the good fight SPLA-IO for your freedom from dictator regime (donka-dinkey/bribed people)
That’s a very fantastic job, gaatjak kiir deserve congratulations.
as an intellectual i though we are the one to unite our soldiers who don,t know the goodness of staying in peace ,because what i know our commanders are use to fighting, when they were fighting with arabs .so to battalion commander in gaatjaak ,or in io or id .just come back and let us make our country be like the other country ….the lord be with you
freedom fighter Oyee, Viva Oyee, bi camjieec tin cam ke riem Nuara e dhil ke nen,
Continue the struggle
Teach them Gen khor chuol
Those stupid nuer wew and their useless dinka .the will finished ,the ‘re dies like a flys every day in all corners of south Sudan, and the have still follow the regime of dinka .becuz of food,
but in my theory those who ‘re with dinka now,we call them nuer wew ,but their original was dinka ,their grands fathers was slaves,of Nuer,the ‘re not originally Nuer,
Comment *It’s like what was told to crow by a folk that “go n kill your mom, I have killed my mother”. How can a people think to attack land where their mothers,fathers, sisters n brothers, and even their own offsprings live.Is there any important things else than your own offspring or family, shame on you Nuer wew. But guys you know our people(Gaajak) very well, they will finish u all if insist ur bad plan.
Thank u Gaatkiir for what u have done to them, big lesson.
viva Spla_io
viva freedom fighters
That’s a lies, there ways for you to spla.nowadays, you will ran until you will surrender your self to the government period.
Michael, Supporting that useless regime is a waste of time, you will be victim one day, watch out please
God is watching all the evil doing in south sudan.
This time it’s not time for looters.
Comment it’s must for the government to liberates greater Maiwut and Longechuk for peace to come
We don’t support rebels they are wrong people
Buying Nuer to kill their own people is Kiir number one business. The only this IO need to put in mind is that No Mercy at all. Let IO deal with them Promptly so they should not attempted to return.
we are all son of this country, enough is enough so many lost their lives. let us give chance for peace to prevail.by uniting now and change image of this country by using our strength and effort to bring all the out standing dispute and differences among the sons of the nation
jäŋ bia lay ɛlɔɔŋ ɛn walɛ mi wä nɛy duŋ dun kɛc.
Salva kirr government not only nuer will be suffering or non – dinka, even the dinka also will face same suffering.
we need to unite our self to defeat the devil regime of juba.
PRAY FOR PEACE IN THE MEDDLE EAST!
I meant they should bring peace.
Riek Machar is not good and the so-called Rebels are still joking.
Viva SPLM/A_IO for your great victory and let that victory be certain until Salva Kiir’s tyranny and tribalistic regime become a rotten regime.
Cong IO that is what we have been waiting to hear, you are the true freedom fighters. You should fight to protect our land, elders, young ones from the regime of rapist (kiir)
We are under brave General ( Khor) who does not care about the coming of kiir’s forces even if they are thousands of thousands viva our brave General viva IO
it’s the business of politician
to killed innocent people
in name of south Sudan
land, people units is only
solution bring as together
South Sudan will not progress if there is no peace and unity among the people, they need to work together and allow peace and unity to normalise . several homes have been deserted or had been razed and property had been destroyed and people had been left homeless or chased away from their homes as a result of fighting.
I called upon the leadership of south Sudan and the rebels in the opposition to refrain from fighting and to work together to develop south sudan
Congratulations freedom fighters for great weldone,continueing to fighting,peace ‘ll soon come.
Most people on here don’t even know what they are talking about.
Ruote je kuoth te keel ke yiee!!
Show them
Enough is enough, Kirr must go and let peace return to the Baby south Sudan
My kind advice to the nuer is stop betraying u own people,