Heavy fighting erupts in Pagak
SPLA-IO soldiers. Photo: Reuters Pagak, August 10, 2017 (SSNA) — Heavy fighting between South Sudan’s warring factions broke out in South Sudan’s Pagak town, the main rebel headquarters located at…
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SPLA-IO urges Pagak residents to stay indoors, warns of imminent attack
SPLA-IO’s 5th Division Deputy Commander, Major General James Ochan Puot. Photo: File Maiwut, August 7, 2017 (SSNA) – A senior General of the military command of the Sudan People’s Liberation…
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South Sudan rebels recapture Maiwut, besiege Pagak
Soldiers of the SPLA-IO 5th Division. Photo: File Maiwut/Juba, August 7, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudan’ rival forces are on high-alert in and around Pagak after the rebel forces dislodged…
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Rebel Governor blames Juba’s regime for starvation of civilians in Wau
Displaced citizens of Wau. Photo: File Subject: Blaming the Regime in Juba for Starvation of Civilians in Wau Federal State Wau, August 7, 2017 (SSNA) — Government of Wau Federal…
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Tension high as South Sudan warring factions resume fighting in Upper Nile
Kiir (L), Machar (R). Photo: AFP/File Maiwut/Pagak, August 4, 2017 (SSNA) — Heavy fighting between government and rebel forces have resumed in Tayandaw, a small village close to Wichluak Jak,…
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U.S. appoints new Ambassador to South Sudan
US President Donald J. Trump. Photo: AP Washington, DC/Juba, August 4, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States has nominated Thomas J. Hushek to be its Ambassador to the Republic of…
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South Sudanese rebels blast government for spreading “lies and propaganda”
SPLA-IO Chief of General Staff Simon Gatwech Dual. Photo: File Khartoum/Pagak, August 1, 2017 (SSNA) — The military command of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) has strongly criticized…
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South Sudan government officials banned from using SPLA for protection
South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: AP/File Juba, July 31, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has ordered issues an order, banning all top government officials from using the national…
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SPLA-IO accuses government troops of targeting civilians
SPLA-IO Spokesman William Gatjiath Deng. Photo: File Pagak, July 30, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese main armed opposition (SPLM/A-IO) under the leadership of former First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar…
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The irrationality of the South African detainment of Dr. Riek Machar
South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: AP By Duop Chak Wuol July 28, 2017 (SSNA) — The unlawful detention of South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar by…
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Heavy fighting erupts in rebel stronghold Maiwut
Photo: UNHCR/File Pagak/Juba, July 27, 2017 (SSNA) — A heavy fighting between South Sudan’s warring factions has erupted in Upper Nile’s historic city, Maiwut, forcing civilians to flee their…
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Japanese minister to resign over South Sudan mission “cover-up”
Shinzo Abe (L), Tomomi Inada ®. Photo: South China Morning Post/Getty Images/File Juba, July 27, 2017 (SSNA) — Japan’s Defense Minister, Tomomi Inada, along with other military officers are set…
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Ugandan air force carries out airstrikes on South Sudanese rebels positions in Upper Nile
A Ugandan air force fighter jet. Photo: New Vision-Uganda/Getty Images/File Pagak/Juba, July 22, 2017 (SSNA) — Ugandan’s military warplanes Friday carried out airstrikes on a South Sudan armed opposition outpost in Upper…
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JMEC chair says rebel leader Dr. Machar refuses to renounce violence
Festus Mogae. Photo: Wikimedia/Getty Images/File Juba/New York, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — The chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Festus Mogae told the United Nations that South Sudanese…
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US warns South Sudan rival leaders over 2015 peace deal
Michele Sison. Photo: US Embassy in Syria. New York, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States’ deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Michele Sison has warned that revitalization of the August 2015…
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South Sudan rebels dismiss blockade of Pagak as “white propaganda”
Soldiers of the SPLA-IO. Photo: File Pagak/Juba, July 17, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebels have accused government and its allies of spreading lies, saying Juba has become a lying…
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