Warrap State Authority: 150 Rebels Killed More than 100 rebel forces backed by pastoralists have been killed in Warrap state according to a top government official. 20 February 2014 Warrap State Government acting spokesperson Paul Dhel Gum says about 150 'rebels' have been killed in Tonj North County. [Gurtong file]
By Gabriel Mayom *RUMBEK, February 20, 2014 (Gurtong) *- More than ten AK47 rifles have been seized from the rebels. Warrap State Acting Minister of Information and Telecommunication Paul Dhel Gum, in a press release said: "On the 16th February 2014, the outlawed rebel forces attacked Tonj East County killing two civilians and wounded one." "Thousands of cattle were raided but the youth and organized forces pursued them and killed more than 150 rebels, seized 15 AK47 rifles and returned all the raided cattle." According to the government mouthpiece, on 17th February 2014, a similar attack took place in Akop payam where seven civilians were killed and 16 others were wounded. ''The attackers were using heavy weapons and artilleries against the civilians. However, the SPLA and police forces were deployed in the area and they repulsed them (rebels) leaving behind a big number of rifles and dead people within their combat forces backed by pastoralists," he added. He called upon all the youth in the six counties of the state to rise up to protect their land, properties and integrity of the nation. He said the government will do all the possible to ensure the citizens are protected and are secure from the militias who are there to destruct, loot and kill innocent civilians. 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/CAJb14orEQDuRmRX2Jd%3Dw8OS6e8DxQ8qXhNzt8PmGLdsFi3JqiQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
