Apadang Community Condemns Continuous Rebel Attacks On Upper Nile The Apadang communities in Renk, Meluth, Baliet and Akoka counties of Upper Nile state have condemned the continuous rebel attacks on their state. 17 February 2014 South Sudan rebels. [File]
By Jok P Mayom *JUBA, 17 February 2014 [Gurtong] - *The communities made their condemnation last week during a community meeting organized in Meluth County. According to the Melut County Commissioner Mr. Akuoch Ateng Diing, the Apadang communities decried the brutal attacks by the rebels on community members of Upper Nile State during which scores of people have been killed. The commissioner said: "We were almost at the peak of development but they (rebels) have now returned us back. What a shame!" "We need peace to quickly return to the South Sudanese homes so that people live in harmony. The rebels burned down all the houses, killed civilians even those that managed to ran away for their homes," the commissioner added. The communities appealed to the international community members such as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to hold rebel leaders Dr. Riek Machar and Gathoth Gatluak accountable for causing unrest that has claimed so many innocent lives. "We want peace to prevail in our country, this is not the time for us to be engaged in war again," said Ateng. The community asked the two warring groups to stop fighting and respect the cessation of hostilities agreement (CoH) they both signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently. 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> -- 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/CAJb14oqTf-g8YnnjbYmyj%2BUrqdp7d3mBJPK01%3D6J-R7XVNjE7g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
