South Sudanese government troops steal “relief food” in Unity State SPLA soldiers seen in this photo with UNICEF Backpacks destined for South Sudanese school children, February 2014. Photo credit: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images
*Addis Ababa, July 30, 2015 (SSNA) --* South Sudan’s government troops and their allied militia have been accused of stealing “relief supplies” which were given to South Sudanese refugees by the UN’s world food program. The report also alleged that government soldiers killed at least seven people in a rebel-held area, the *Associated Press* (*AP*) has reported. The AP also reported that the World Food Programme on Saturday dropped 270 metric tons of food in Dablual, saying it is “the first delivery of food to the area in two months.” SPLA-Juba Spokesman Philip Aguer denied the report saying Juba-backed soldiers and their allies didn’t steal food or other supplies destined for refuges, adding that SPLA-Juba faction did not launch any attack against rebels in Unity State. However, local officials in the area reported that government troops have burned the whole village completely, killed people, and rapped women and girls. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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/CAJb14or0rHaRfOWHM1Oxhi-AhLpjR50ux51cvkcWc1PqrtNv4A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
