Rebels Attack Duk County, Loot: MPs Two members of parliament (MPs) in South Sudan's National Legislative Assembly on Monday said rebels loyal to ex Vice President Dr. Riek Machar have attacked Duke County in Jonglei State. 24 February 2014 Col. Philip Aguer, the SPLA spokesperson is yet to comment on the fresh rebel attack on Jonglei. [File]
By Waakhe Simon Wudu *JUBA 24 February 2014 [Gurtong] -* The government officials said the rebels also looted property and burnt down structures in several parts of Duk, one of the 11 counties of Jonglei state. Hon. Deng Dau from Jonglei told the South Sudan National parliament during secession today that, the forces attacked the county this morning. "This morning at around 9am occupation has taken place in Duk County [north of Bor] by forces of rebellion," Dau said. He added that the rebel forces started the attack on Sunday evening. Hon. Philip Thon from Duk Payuel, exclusively revealed that so far two people are confirmed killed, three wounded and many are displaced. The rebels are estimated to be 2,000 in number with at least five military armoured vehicles. "There were no government forces or police or ground when the attack took place," said. He further unveiled massive burning of houses and looting of offices too, adding they - rebels - are still advancing to several parts in the county. Efforts to reach the rebels for commend were futile. There is still no official statement from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) on the attack. Other media reports have reported simultaneous attacks in several parts of Jonglei State since Saturday by the rebels on SPLA bases. 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/CAJb14oogUS%3Db07AkipCjZZarmc2qRtVsp4tpTD2CZmedzcsfMg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
