Peter Gatdet’s forces claim victory over South Sudan army
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April 24, 2011 (MALAKAL) – The rebel forces under the command of the
renegade general Peter Gatdet Yak today have claimed making more
advances and inflicting heavy losses on SPLA forces of Division Four
in Unity state.
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Maj. Gen. Peter Gadet
In a press statement seen by the Sudan Tribune on Sunday, the
spokesperson of the South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA), Col. Bol
Gatkuoth Kol, said that his forces were maintaining the control of the
strategic Mankien town where is the Command and Control Center for
SPLA forces of Division Four Headquarters in the state.
"In that battle, the enemy suffered heavy casualties interms of human
and material losses. SPLA left behind several hundred bodies of their
dead fighters," Gatkuoth said, adding that the SSLA shattered SPLA
convoys of reinforcement that came from Division Three in Lakes and
Warrap states.
The rebel spokesperson further claimed they destroyed two SPLA tanks
and six trucks and captured nine trucks and four land cruisers 4wheel
drive in good conditions. He further claimed capturing six RPGs with
several launchers and large quantities of PKMs and AKMs machine guns
and ammunitions when they seized Mankien on Thursday, 21 April.
Gatkuoth on the other hand refuted as “naked and unfounded”
allegations by the SPLA spokesman Col. Philip Aguer, that SSLA forces
also killed wounded SPLA soldiers after capturing the town.
However, the SPLA spokesman, Brig. Gen. Malaak Ayuen, on Saturday said
the SPLA forces had recaptured the town from Gatdet’s forces on 22
April after fierce battle that lasted for three hours.
In a separate interview, the SSLA spokesman warned that their next
target after taking control of Mayom will be Warrap and Jonglei states
before launching an assault on Juba, the capital. He claimed that his
forces were fighting on behalf of other political parties in the South
to topple the government and come up with a constitution that will
make the necessary transformations necessary.
Yesterday the SPLA spokesperson claimed that the south sudan army
killed 57 rebels during Saturday’s clashes with Tanginya’s forces, in
Jonglei state. He also said that three major-generals and several high
ranking officers were among them.
But SPLA sources involved in the fighting against Gabriel Tanginya
told Sudan Tribune that there was no Major General killed on the side
of the militias. A source close to Brig. Gen. Gatwech Gai, the SPLA
officer who was in charge and clashed with Tanginya forces at Kaldak,
said they only found the body of a Lt. Colonel from Gabriel Tanginya’s
forces after dislodging his group from the area.
He also denied that the SPLA started the fighting, explaining that as
they were presenting a letter from President Salva Kiir to Gabriel
Tanginya, asking him to report to the capital, somebody unknown shot a
bullet in the outskirts of the area and that caused the confusion
which erupted into clashes between the two forces.
He said both Gabriel Tanginya and the SPLA commander Gatwech Gai were
not aware of what was happening. The SPLA commander, Gatwech, was also
wounded in the clashes, the source further explained.
(ST)
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