Jonglei: SPLA clash with rebel group in Duk Padiet
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By John Actually
March 18, 2011 (BOR) - Fighting broke out Wednesday evening between
South Sudan’s army (SPLA) and forces loyal to renegade George Athor
Deng under the command of David Yauyau at Ayen Kou and Ayuel villages
of Duk Padiet payam [distrcit] of Duk county in northern Jonglei
forcing civilians to flee the area.
Abiel Chan Anyang, who is the MP for Duk county at Jonglei Legislative
Assembly (JLA) said the SPLA had repelled the attack.
According to Anyang, the militias left the area in two groups after
the clash and went in different directions. One group was seen again
behind Poktap air strip at 2:00am on Thursday morning at a water point
a few kilometers away from the village but managed to make their way
out.
The local MP said that people in the area did not attempt to attack
the militia as the group was too large.The other group fled through
Pabiorhol and was now heading to Pibor county across Gadiang Desert,
Anyang said
Anyang told Sudan Tribune that he does not know how many people were
killed or injured in the fighting. He said that would travel to the
area with the MP for Duk County, Philip Thon Leek, who is a former
governor of Jonglei state.
Athor Deng defected from the goverment of South Sudan last year after
April’s general elections, accusing the government of rigging the
results in favor of the incumbent governor Kuol Manyang Juuk who
became the incumbent governor.
Juuk was not availbale for comment on the recent clashes.
On Friday Reuters reported that at least 59 soldiers and rebels were
killed on Thursday in clashes between the SPLA and local militia in
Unity and Upper Nile according to a military spokesperson.
(ST)
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