SPLA Forces Retake Malakal Barracks, Town The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has retaken control of the captured barracks and Malakal town in Upper Nile. 28 December 2013
By Jok P Mayom MALAKAL, 28 December 2013 [Gurtong] – An SPLA official at Giarda Main Barrack in Malakal town reported that they have taken most of the parts in which the defected rebels loyal to the former vice president Dr. Riek Machar Teny had claimed. Fighting first broke out in Ulang County and Nasir County a week before the attacks of Malakal in which the defected rebels were able to control those counties. However other forces started in most of the Barracks in the state with Wuwach barracks in division seven defecting and chasing away the SPLA soldiers loyal to the government but later the government forces were reinforced and took control. Another fight also erupted out in Kokpiot barrack of Baliet County where some SPLA soldiers loyal to Riek Machar defected killing civilians and injuring many. The civilians were later evacuated to Baliet and Gel-achol for safety as the barrack and the area made under the control of rebels. Another fight in Upper Nile State erupted in Doleb Hill barrack in Panyikang but the rebels who defected were later chased by the SPLA soldiers according to an official report. The escalated fights started in Malakal on Monday 24 December 2013 where the rebels loyal to Dr. Riek defected. UNHCR logistic Mr Samuel J Lupai who went to town on officials moved said that he reached up to Assossa area in the main town of Malakal and other areas like KCB Bank, South Sudan Hotel but got the situation normal. Lupai said that some civilians and the SPLA soldiers were moving on the street. He said that most of the areas in town were destroyed but the major areas he saw like KCB Bank and South Sudan Hotel were not destroyed but saw some looting signs in South Sudan Hotel. Another eye witness said that most of the areas are now free and without any gunshots, no more firing and the SPLA soldiers are moving on the road with joyful faces. Meanwhile the South Sudan SPLA spokesperson Col. Philip Aguer told the media earlier that it was just the matter of time for the SPLA government forces to retake any town captured by the rebel groups. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooefwAOdHzgCJZMrbBEnwFgFKPKPORoSh7h8GYK3PujaA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
