South Sudan War: Fighting reported a day after declaring Ceasefire
War continued in South Sudan as rival forces clashed in Imatong, a new state, a day after Sudan President Salva Kiir declared a unilateral ceasefire with the country’s rebels.
- The rebel’s military spokesperson, William Gatjiath Deng claimed pro-government militias attacked their Imatong base.
“The Juba regime movements and aggression also followed a recent meeting in Juba between General Salva Kiir Mayardit and Lt. Gen J.J Okot at which Col Lotara was ordered to lead brutal and merciless Mathiang Anyor operations against the remaining civilian population of Ayaci county,” he told press Tuesday.
He, however, said the rebel command under the sector 9 division, Lt. Gen Justine Akudo and Major General Anthony Osuru Ongwaja “defeated” pro-government forces along Kinyenga-Lobone road.
The rebel official also claimed dozens of the government-allied militias were killed, allegations Sudan Tribune could not easily verify.
“The remaining [members] of Juba regime elements fled towards Magwi. Another Lt. Col Mubarak Rueben was nearly apprehended during the operation, having narrowly escaped from Lyire, where he was sent to bribe people and destabilize the area for the JCE [Jieng Council of Elders] and its regime in Juba,” further said Gatjiath.
The rebel spokesperson castigated the national dialogue initiative President Kiir launched on Monday, saying it lacked representation.
Members of different rebel groups, their supporters and other political party members doubt the success of the national dialogue. Kiir, during the signing vowed not to accept to return of his former deputy-turned rebel leader, Riek Machar who leads one of the biggest rebelling group
A 94-member steering committee for national dialogue was sworn in to start the work of bringing harmony and peace to the people of South Sudan.
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