Rebel Attacks Displaces Hundreds In Mayom County Hundreds of Civilians were evacuated over the weekend in Manken of Mayom County in Unity State following heavy fighting between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, SPLA and rebel groups believed to be loyal to Peter Gatdet. 25 April 2011 Rebel Attacks Displaces Hundreds In Mayom County Col. Philip Aguer Panyang, SPLA Spokesperson in a recent interview [File Photo]
By James Deng Dimo WAU, 23nd April, 2011 [Gurtong] - Hundreds of Civilians were evacuated over the weekend in Manken of Mayom County in Unity State following heavy fighting between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, SPLA and rebel groups believed to be loyal to Peter Gatdet. Speaking to Gurtong media on phone, the SPLA spokesman Col. Phillip Aguer said that Peter Gatdet’s forces backed by the radical Misseriya tribe waged series of attacks on Civilians of Manken Payam on Thursday morning causing civilians to evacuate the area. “Forces Loyal to Peter Gatdet have been seriously attacking civilians and SPLA barracks since last Tuesday in Mayom County,” said Aguer. He added that, “Since there are justified concerns over the impact and consequences of rebels’ atrocities on our Civilians, we have now deployed SPLA forces in the area to protect them.” The presence of SPLA troops in Mayom County has quelled fear of civilians affected by the radical rebel’s attacks. Aguer added that the civilians must evacuate the area until the SPLA forces ensure safety. The attacks in Mayom has led to many civilians casualties, however, Aguer said that the number of dead bodies is yet to be statistically confirmed, as many others flee the town. Aguer explained that those who have taken arms against the Government of Southern Sudan with the aim of killing innocent civilians will be stopped. “SPLA is the National Army of South Sudan, our mission is to protect our people from either internal or external attacks,” Aguer reiterated. Numerous civilians have been confirmed dead and others losing their properties following the recent attacks. According to Aguer’s statement to the media, the situation is now returning to normal. Now that the CPA talks are in progress before the 9th of July deadline, the Khartoum Government has been widely blamed in sections of the media and senior South Sudanese politicians over the atrocities in the South allegedly coordinating and empowering militia groups to assault and destabilize the GOSS under the leadership of the Sudan People Liberation Movement, SPLM, Aguer disclosed. The statement further indicated that alongside the Northern regime’s allegations of sponsoring the rebels against the South, Peter Gatdet is now using local Misseriya people backed by his forces to attack civilians in various regions in the South. Khartoum has also traded accusations that South Sudan is accommodating the Darfur rebels which the SPLA spokesman has proved to be baseless. Aguer also clarified that the new rebel movements are carrying out assault on innocent civilians as evidently seen in the recent attacks and looting of the former Mayom County’s Commissioner Car with many other properties. South Sudan has more evidence on the ground indicating the Northern regime’s support to the rebels which include the recent plane from Khartoum captured by the SPLA and now kept in Juba. The International Criminal Court, ICC is keen on such Africans leaders involved in creating war crimes against humanity. The ICC would serve to focus on suspects’ rebels in South Sudan and bring criminals to book just like Jean Perre Bemba of DRC. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
