JUBA South Sudanese soldiers and rebels said they clashed in a state bordering Sudan, killing at least 15 people as violence raged on in the world's youngest nation after months of failed talks and peace accords.The army said it moved in after spotting rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar trying to steal cattle in the small village of Adaab el Bahr in Unity State on Wednesday evening.The rebels then caught them in an ambush, which carried on for just short of an hour, said the military's deputy spokesman Col. Santo Dominic Chol.
South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 - a development greeted at the time with mass celebrations inside the landlocked, oil-producing state. Aid agencies and world powers promised support.But fighting, largely along ethnic lines, erupted in 2013 after President Salva Kiir sacked his longtime political rival Machar.
A peace deal, agreed under intense international pressure and the threat of sanctions, brought Machar back to the capital Juba in April, but he fled after more clashes and the violence has continued.Maj. Dickson Gatluak Jock, a spokesman for the Machar-allied SPLA-In-Opposition, said his forces killed 20 soldiers in Adaab el Bahr - higher than the government estimate of 15 - and another 23 in a fight in Tore in Central Equatoria state on the same day.
Another rebel spokesman, Col. William Gatjiath Deng, said they had also seized control of three towns in fighting in the two states on Tuesday and Wednesday. The army denied that report. (Editing by George Obulutsa and Andrew Heavens)
Newer articles:
- South Sudan criticizes US proposal to impose sanctions - 18/11/2016 03:19
- South Sudan Pro-government Group Postpones Trump Rally - 17/11/2016 15:46
- Wave of ethnic killings in South Sudan town 'could evolve into genocide,' UN warns - 17/11/2016 15:39
- U.S., in Shift, Backs Arms Embargo for South Sudan as Genocide Risk Rises - 17/11/2016 15:36
- South Sudan continues to face persistent challenges to peace and stability, Security Council told. - 17/11/2016 15:23
Older news items
- South Sudan: Genocide fears spread as violence continues amid the rise of hate speech - 17/11/2016 04:03
- Torn between army and rebels, S.Sudan refugees speak out - 17/11/2016 00:18
- Japan OKs additional role for its troops in South Sudan - 15/11/2016 04:53
- Will A Trump Administration Be Better For South Sudan? - 14/11/2016 09:54
- WHO strengthens South Sudan’s disease detection and response - 14/11/2016 03:37
Latest news items (all categories):
- Ramaphosa presses Kiir to implement peace deal ahead of South Sudan’s first elections - 09/10/2026 12:19
- South Sudan steps up Ebola alert after Kenya case - 09/10/2026 12:17
- Laotian man deported by U.S. to South Sudan leaves for Laos after year in detention - 09/10/2026 12:14
- Bullet and blast injuries … and a constant need for blood: inside South Sudan’s overwhelmed trauma wards - 09/10/2026 12:10
- MTN South Sudan and Regulator Pledge Cooperation to Expand Connectivity - 09/10/2026 12:01
Random articles (all categories):
- Pearson: South Sudan feels hit as COVID cuts support to aid groups - 04/02/2022 10:43
- South Sudan’s nightmare - 02/07/2015 17:00
- South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (August 2021) - ReliefWeb - 07/09/2021 08:30
- South Sudan extends President Kiir's term for two years - 14/02/2015 06:13
- Sudan Democracy First Group: Art as resistance – art as resilience - 09/09/2014 12:00
Popular articles:
- Who is the darkest person in the world, according to Guinness World Record? - 25/10/2022 02:34 - Read 150842 times
- School exam results in South Sudan show decline - 01/04/2012 17:58 - Read 28207 times
- Top 10 weakest currency exchange rates in Africa in 2023 - 19/07/2023 00:24 - Read 25314 times
- No oil in troubled waters - 25/03/2014 15:02 - Read 24541 times
- NDSU student from South Sudan receives scholarship - In-Forum - 29/09/2012 01:44 - Read 22502 times
