
JUBA, South Sudan -- South Sudan's military spokesman says two clashes between soldiers and rebels resulted in the deaths of 33 people.
Col. Philip Aguer said Wednesday that South Sudan troops killed 28 fighters led by the rebel leader David Yau Yau in the restive state of Jonglei. Ten soldiers were wounded in the Monday fights.
Later Auger said the rebels ambushed the troops, killing five of them.
Pibor County Commissioner Joshua Konyi said there have been several government efforts to reach a peace agreement with Yau Yau but they have not succeeded. Konyi said it appears Yau Yau understands "the language of the gun" better than peace.
South Sudan broke away from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war. The country still has several internal regions where violence frequently flares.
Newer articles:
- South Sudan: End Widespread Child Marriage - Human Rights Watch - 07/03/2013 04:05
- Refugee travels from South Sudan to South Dakota - Rapid City Journal - 06/03/2013 19:30
- More than one million severely food insecure in South Sudan - Examiner.com - 06/03/2013 17:56
- 33 dead in S.Sudan fighting - The Voice of Russia - 06/03/2013 15:40
- Luis Figo Football Academy in South Sudan - Voice of America (blog) - 06/03/2013 13:51
Older news items
- Violence in South Sudan Kills 33 - ABC News - 06/03/2013 11:23
- Food insecurity looming in South Sudan - defenceWeb - 06/03/2013 04:29
- Why are highly educated South Sudanese resorting to corruption and consulting ... - New Sudan Vision - 05/03/2013 20:22
- JobsHead of Support Services - South Sudan - Reuters AlertNet - 05/03/2013 11:40
- South Sudan army begins offensive against Yau Yau rebels, kills 28 - Yahoo! News (blog) - 05/03/2013 05:54
Latest news items (all categories):
- UNDP and the Office of the Vice President Launches the Women and Youth Leadership Program in South Sudan - 14/02/2025 11:37
- The Grave Blunders And The Paradoxical Ways In Leadership Sector - 14/02/2025 11:32
- ADF approves $153.66 million for Uganda-South Sudan electricity interconnection project - 13/02/2025 20:48
- Rwandan peacekeepers in South Sudan get UN service medals for their service - 13/02/2025 20:44
- Afreximbank seeks to claw back US$657mn debt from South Sudan - 13/02/2025 20:30
Random articles (all categories):
- South Sudan foes in new peace talks to end deadly war - 25/06/2018 02:19
- Record-breaking levels of harvest-time hunger in South Sudan, says U.N - 05/04/2016 12:00
- 'Thousands of women raped and assaulted' in South Sudan - 18/09/2017 00:58
- South Sudan: What's causing delay in forming a unity government? - 12/11/2019 00:49
- Over 3,000 killed in South Sudan massacre: local official - 06/01/2012 21:26
Popular articles:
- Who is the darkest person in the world, according to Guinness World Record? - 25/10/2022 02:34 - Read 73083 times
- No oil in troubled waters - 25/03/2014 15:02 - Read 22397 times
- School exam results in South Sudan show decline - 01/04/2012 17:58 - Read 21623 times
- Top 10 weakest currency exchange rates in Africa in 2023 - 19/07/2023 00:24 - Read 19507 times
- NDSU student from South Sudan receives scholarship - In-Forum - 29/09/2012 01:44 - Read 19257 times