Rebels Moving Towards Nasir: Minister The rebel forces loyal to Dr. Riek Machar who were fighting in Malakal are now moving towards Nasir County according to the Upper Nile State information Minister Hon. Philip Jiben Ogal. 25 February 2014 Dr Riek Machar in the bush with other rebels. [File | Reuters]
By Jok P Mayom *JUBA, 25 February 2014 [Gurtong]-* Fighting erupted in Malakal last Tuesday where the rebels managed to enter the town forcing the SPLA government troops to withdraw after a heavy two-day fighting. Hon. Jiben, who is also the government spokesperson said that the rebels have evacuated their people who were in UNMISS log base site and their wounded and injured colleagues from Malakal teaching hospital. The commissioner of Nasir County on Thursday issued a statement to all the residents owning vehicles to surrender to his authority for evacuation of people. Jiben said the fighting has led to the displacement of more than 10, 000 civilians of the state to the northern counties for safety. The international Medical Corps (IMC) operating in South Sudan has reported 148 wounded, saying 14 others couldn't be saved after getting caught up in a cross fire as SPLA clashed with the rebels in Malakal. According to the information minister, some Nuer civilians who were in the UN based camp in Malakal have now been evacuated to Nasir by the rebels. 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/CAJb14opXWfPSMUo4_bE2Ufdy07j%3DaEdaB_%2Bg7OOUT-jY-CUqaw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
