Rebels Breaching Cessation Of Hostilities Agreement: State Minister The armed forces loyal to former Vice President Dr. Riek Machar have been accused of continuous attempt to attack strategic towns even after the signing of the cessation of Hostilities Agreement with the Juba government last Thursday. 30 January 2014
By Jok P Mayom *JUBA, January 2014 [Gurtong] -* The Upper Nile State Minister of Information Philip Jiben Ogal said the rebels have been continuously attempting to attack on the key towns of the state including Doleb Hill in Panyikang. "They have been attacking our position yet the cessation of the hostilities agreement had just been signed by the two parties. I don't know why they still make attacks," said Jiben. Jiben appealed to the international community to ask the rebels to stop attacking government positions. "They should respect the Agreement. They have been attacking our forces at Anak-diar and in Baliet counties but have been repulsed at any attempt they made," Jiben explains. The Army spokesperson Col. Philip Aguer also confirmed that fighting had been ongoing in the country despite the cessation of hostilities agreement last Thursday in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia. Aguer said on radio Miraya that there has been a continuous attack by the rebels on the SPLA and government positions in Jonglei and Upper Nile states. "In Jonglei, fighting took place in the northern area of Bor Town. Forces of Riek attacked government positions in Mathinag Boma and Jale payam," Aguer said. Gurtong could not independently verify the accusation of the breach of the cessation of hostilities agreement by the rebels as it is difficult to talk them. The Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) and the Anti-Government forces on 24th January 2014 signed agreements on Cessation of Hostilities to bring to an end violence that started mid last month in Juba and spread to Bor, Bentiu and Malakal following an alleged coup attempt. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> , Featured Stories<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/137/Featured-Stories.aspx> -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oq0Jum22ZoB0ofnH6DREGH%2B99fhphJEsY7GsVto0UbjPg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
