70 reportedly killed in South Sudan clashes

Apr 29, 2015

GOVERNMENT forces clashed with forces of the Sudan People''s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) in several areas in north-central and northern Unity States

By Obeta Okuga Robert

 

GOVERNMENT forces clashed with forces of the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) in several areas in north-central and northern Unity States on Tuesday.

 

The outcome of the clashes is not yet clear though some sources says over 70 people mainly civilians have been killed.

 

Dickson Gatluak Jock Nyuot, a spokesman for SPLA-IO, said on Tuesday that government forces attacked them from the state capital Bentiu at around 7:00am.

 

Meanwhile, other sources reported that fighting broke out in the north of the state capital in the Pariang County area.

 

Aimee Ansari, the Country Director of CARE International in South Sudan says they were providing medical care to people wounded as a result of cross fire exchange in Pariang County.

 

In another development the inter-governmental Authority on development (IGAD) Monitoring and Verification Mechanism released a monitoring report blaming the government for provoking clashes in the same areas south of Bentiu last month.

 

The report also faults the rebels of the SPLA-IO for ambushing a government vehicle in Rubkona on March 17, 2015.

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