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[image: JPEG - 10.3 kb]*South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar speaks during an interview with Reuters in Addis Ababa on July 9, 2014. (Photo Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)* The IGAD peace proposal on security arrangement provides for at least 18 out of 30 months of the transitional period during which to complete integration of the two rival forces loyal to President Kiir and those allied to rebel leader, Machar. The two principles will separately be commanders-in-chief of their respective armies, pending completion of the integration process. The two forces will begin to assemble 90 days after signing of a final peace agreement. South Sudan’s capital, Juba is expected to be demilitarised and its security provided by international and regional forces. A radius of 25kms will be imposed for 30 months until the end of the transitional period. President Kiir will be allowed to have 260 soldiers as bodyguards while the armed opposition leader, Machar, will have 195 bodyguards. “Yes, we have accepted demilitarisation of the national capital, Juba, during a transitional period. Actually our position is in this line, not only for the national capital but also for demilitarization of other state capitals and major towns in the country,” said Machar’s spokesman, James Gatdet Dak told *Sudan Tribune* when contacted by phone Sunday. He said there was need to first make security sector reforms and transform the two rival armies into one professional army in the process of amalgamation during the transitional period. This, he said, would take place before national army could be able to take charge and provide security and protection for all citizens so as to avoid repeat of 15 December 2013 by either side. “These security sector reforms and transformation processes will also apply to the other organized forces such as categories of the police and the national security service,” he added. Dak dismissed claims by president Kiir’s government that demilitarisation of the national capital would amount to surrendering of the country’s sovereignty to foreign agents, arguing that this was to avoid similar massacres in the capital and other towns. He also downplayed the feeling of sovereignty displayed by the government, saying they had already surrendered the country’s partial sovereignty to neighbouring Uganda. “It doesn’t make sense for a regime that has partially surrendered sovereignty of South Sudan to Uganda to be falsely claiming patriotism and rejecting the proposal. Who is protecting Juba, its airport, and Bor in Jonglei state? Is it not a foreign force from Uganda?,” he inquired. He said the IGAD-Plus proposal was good to ensure that no rival army would go on rampage again in the capital and other towns and start carrying out massacres such as the mass killing of Nuer civilians in mid-December 2013. *SPLM-IO KICKS OFF CONSULTATION IN PAGAK* The rebel leader’s spokesperson also reiterated that a leadership consultative meeting kicked off on Sunday in Pagak, contrary to comments by government officials that it would not take place. “The previously announced leadership consultative meeting has kicked off in Pagak, South Sudan. Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of SPLM/SPLA, Comrade Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, has officially opened it today, Sunday,” Dak told *Sudan Tribune*. He said senior political and military officials, including representatives of the movement abroad took part in the opening. Dak added that the meeting will study the IGAD-Plus peace proposal and come up with a position, which will be submitted to the mediation in Addis Ababa by 6 August. (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?article55909#forum> - 3 August 10:48, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam Rebel, is lying repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336965> - 3 August 11:07, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam IGAD, AU, EU, UN including their alliance should be ask by government of South Sudan to transfer this peace process to Juba, Juba will do it amicably, because external bodies including IGAD with their alliance are failed over south Sudan peace. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336966> - 3 August 11:19, by Alfredo christiani Dear folks SPLA will not accept to move out it forces from Juba forever and ever, we are ready and very much ready to confront Riak machineries, currently Al-Shabaab in Somalia are very active and IGADS PLUS did not intervened to solve their problems is it because of what ? The same thing in Syria, Sudan, Libya and Nigeria. The majority of southerners refused to sign that fake agreement because repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336967> - 3 August 11:20, by Alfredo christiani because Riak Machar killed our fathers, mothers’ brothers, sisters in 1990s again he joined ARAB and killed thousands of southerners in front line on joined operations together with ARAB we don’t need him, if you insisted to bring him up you better to call for elections within 60 days, so that we defeat him by ballet box, notorious cannot lead the nation, that’s all otherwise, a frog can kill an e repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336968> - 3 August 11:22, by Alfredo christiani an elephant, IGADS PLUS distance yourselves away from our internal affairs , repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336969> - 4 August 03:39, by Akook Alfredo Christiano what a rubbish coming out from genocidal accomplice?! You are not even from Twic Bor where Riek’s forces killed many people in 1991 yet you are making political noise about it! IGAD Plus knows who did what in Dec 2013?! Riek is visionary no doubt and that is why he is a fire in the ass of dictator Salva Kiir repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336978> - 4 August 03:47, by Akook Riek command solid leadership in Greater Upper region where your corrupt Kiir regime drinks 98% oil monies! If you blindly continue to hate him, he will then in a matter of one day ask IGAD for self determination of Upper Nile in which majority fed up Dinka would support his call and they will go with oil! You will remain with your hate of Nuer and dictator Salva Kiir’s regime will starve repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336979> - 3 August 14:20, by RAPIST MAMBO Dear Junubin, Let’s not follow the direction of the wind. I have already seen it that IGAD, AU and other other international community are much interested in South Sudan conflict because it’s a source of wealth and in deed they will keep bring in nasty ideas to have the peace extended............. Greediness kills repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336970> - 3 August 23:19, by marie People are just stupid by thinking the west needs South Sudan wealth. What kind of are these countries vying for? Just check the wealth of these countries first before airing your stupid views. For more than 22 years, these countries have been feeding you, did you take a moment to reflect on how much they have spent to keep you alive? South Sudan does not even rank up in oil resources. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336975> - 4 August 04:25, by Uncle J I am very thankful to the AU for releasing true report that International Community with their allies the Western Countries were so interested in but not according to what they really want to hear-The AU is truly African. IGAD-PLUS is under US influence that’s why they draft the peace deal and try to enforce it. What peace is it where everything is so much in the hand of outsiders??? repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336981> - 4 August 04:32, by Uncle J ...Kiir must not back down his rejection to IGAD-PLUS bloody proposal, there should be no consultations on the draft until that peace process is held open again. Juba should not send their negotiating team to wast their time and resources. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55909&id_forum=336982> - 4 August 05:17, by marie Juba has already made its stand clear to IGAD by rejecting the proposal. I think SPLA-IO should not waste its time with consultation but should pursue its agenda. -- 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]. 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