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[image: PNG - 199.9 kb]*Rebel fighters aligned with former vice-president Riek Machar gather in a village in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state on 8 February 2014 (Photo: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) * Abdallah Kuot, spokesperson of the opposition forces under the overall command of General Dau Aturjong told *Sudan Tribune* on Thursday that their fighters have taken control of Achana, a strategic town located along the supply line linking northern Bahr el Ghazal with neigbouring Sudan. The opposition official said several officers and local officials have joined the ranks and files from the areas three days before gaining control of the area without major resistance from the government. “Our forces have taken complete control of Achana today, which is one of the strategic towns in the area, given that it links the two countries. It is on the supply route to Nyamellel after passing through several other town and villages to Aweil town, capital of northern Bahr el Ghazal state”, said Kuot. He said fierce fighting has taken place between government and the armed opposition forces in the south west of Western Bahr el Ghazal states after taking control of Bazia. The clashes, according to local officials and residents, which involved the use of heavy artillery and tanks, has been taking place some 50 kilometers outside Wau, capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal state. There were many reports of injuries inflicted on government forces army whose commanding officers in the area have accused the rebels of launching a full-scale offensive in violation of ceasefire. Clashes between government troops and the rebels have recently intensified along supply line underlying the intent with which the rival forces are fighting to deny the other of supplies. “We could hear the battle rage around Bazia, which lies on the main crossing point between Western Equatoria and Western Bahr el Ghazal. There was a near constant barrage of artillery throughout the afternoon. Smoke rose on the horizon and on three occasions I saw government soldiers firing multiple rocket launchers towards rebel positions”, a local administrative officer told *Sudan Tribune* on Thursday. Local government Minister in Western Bahr el Ghazal s, Angelo Taban, confirmed in a separate interview that fighting has been taking place in the area but said government forces were in control of the situation. “There have been attempts by the rebels but our gallant SPLA forces have been in control of the situation and now everything is returning to normal”, Taban told *Sudan Tribune* on Thursday. He claimed that there is clear evidence that a foreign government is helping the rebels in the area and with heavy weapons and soldiers. The exact number of dead might only emerge with time, but both sides appear to have taken significant losses and it remains unclear which side of the rival forces is in control of the security situation. Meanwhile, opposition fighters under the overall command of General Khamis Abdullatif claimed on Thursday to have overrun government control town of Akot, killing at least six government soldiers and wounding several others in the clash believed to be the first major military engagement in the area since he travelled to the area in early May. However, several government officials denied that the clashes in Akot were carried out by the armed opposition forces but by armed local youth who went on rampage after one of their colleagues was killed by the government soldiers in the area. “There are no rebels in Lakes state. The claim that they have taken control of Akot is a mere propaganda. Yes, there was a fighting yesterday but it was not between our forces and the rebels. It was a misunderstanding between the youth and SPLA forces”, said Daniel Deng Monydit, a Member of Parliament representing Rumbek county in the national legislative assembly in the national legislative assembly said on Thursdsy that the genesis of the misunderstanding between the youth and the government troops was over the commercial truck which the youth stopped and killed the owner. “What I have been told is that there was commercial truck travelling to Rumbek on the Akot road but it was stopped and the owner was killed and the goods were looted. The SPLA forces were coming from Rumbek and the got the vehicles being looted and the owner killed, so they decided to intervene but the youth did not want to listen. The discussion asking them to stop the looting the vehicle and leave went on at the distance until it reached the pointing of exchange fire during which one person on the side of the youth was killed and another was wounded and the SPLA forces proceeded to Akot," said the MP. "On seeing that one of their colleagues have been killed, the youth decided to mobilize themselves and followed the SPLA soldiers to Akot where they carried out attack on them, killing six soldiers and wounding others. This is the information I received. It was not a fighting between the rebels and our forces”, he added. He denied Akot had not fallen to the rebels nor have the rebels ever operated in the area, adding "Those are lies. They want to just take advantage of the situation”. Observers point out that if Bazia, Akot and Achan remain under the opposition control, it would pose significant security threat to the government forces while representing the most significant gain in territory on the side of the opposition fighters in the region. The latest violence will spread more distrust and will shake the confidence of leaders and diplomatic efforts trying to broker real peace. (ST) Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect. - No inciting violence - No inappropriate or offensive language - No racism, tribalism or sectarianism - No inappropriate or derogatory remarks - No deviation from the topic of the article - No advertising, spamming or links - No incomprehensible comments Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site. There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your comment as an article to [email protected] Kind regards, The Sudan Tribune editorial team. <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article55227#forum> - 5 June 15:09, by Clausewitz In it’s zeal to provide much needed credibility to the rebels, Sudan Tribune has gotten it wrong yet again. Achana is not a strategic ’town’ — it’s a village. Sudan Radio Tamazuj -which has proven itself to be far more credible- correctly reported that Achana is just a village, not a strategic town. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55227&id_forum=334815> - 5 June 15:25, by Frak Cho This propaganda war will not take the rebels ahead. This can tell the South Sudan rebels lack credibility to themselves. Achana is a village north of Kwargeno between Tonj and Wau. In fact Achana is within Warrap State. As for Akot within Rumbek East. The grass surrounding Akot never felt the present of the rebels leave alone the people. Bazia’s capture is a wish. What a shameful movement! repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55227&id_forum=334816> - 5 June 21:20, by Eastern Frak, But you should appreciate the location of Achana. The forest cover is very strategic for guerrilla warefare. If you have ever travelled from Romic in Tonj East to Farak Sika or from Thiet town to Farak Sika via Marial Lou, you would appreciate the importance of Achana, a forlorn Jur village! repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55227&id_forum=334825> - 6 June 04:58, by Hardlinner People in lake state are more happy to kill riek than support him. We vividly remember what he as done to people of lake state in 1991. And I’m pretty sure people of north bahr el ghazal are equally happy to see riek dead than rule over them. The same apply to most people in west bahr el ghazal. Any one that threat peace in our states of bahr el ghazal must be kill. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55227&id_forum=334836> - 5 June 16:37, by Kim Deng The Dinka Kingdom is burning from all corners. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55227&id_forum=334817> - 5 June 17:35, by Clausewitz Kim Deng You are delusional, kim. How is the ’kingdom’ ’burning’ when you have not taken a single Dinka town? The vast majority of Nuer counties are under the control of the SPLA, and so it’s your area that is *burning*. Being the simpletons that you are, the rebels will continue to find it comically easy to fool you. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55227&id_forum=334819> - 5 June 23:19, by Kim Deng Jang (Rommel), You should recognize and appreciate what these sell-out Nuer have been doing on half of Dinka Kindom against their own kins in Greater Upper Nile (Nuer Empire). repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55227&id_forum=334830> - 5 June 17:53, by Shadrack Nuer Machut This war is meant by Dinka to fight Nuer as Riak Machar & his supporters think. Dinka is too big to fight Nuer. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55227&id_forum=334820> - 6 June 04:38, by Shadrack Nuer Machut Correction! This war is NOT meant by DINKA to fight Nuer as Riak Machar & his supporters think. 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