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[image: JPEG - 15.3 kb]*Soldiers from the South Sudanese army (SPLA) at Jonglei’s Bor airport in January 2014 (AFP)* The state information minister, Charles Kisanga said a section of government troops in the area launched brutally attacked the civil population after their colleagues were allegedly ambushed and killed while traveling to the capital, Yambio. “The new units, upon arrival in Gangura payam immediately started looting the area and burning houses and firing at the people indiscriminately which also draw response from local youth and the population fled into the bushes,” Kisanga said in a statement. Gangura is located about 20 miles from the Western Equatoria state capital. “The state government in collaboration with the SPLA’s division commanding officer, Major Gen. Johnson Juma Okot, restored order after withdrawing some elements of government troops from the areas in which they were initially deployed outside the state capital and replaced them with some of those accepted by the community but some of whom decided to engage in looting,” said Kisanga. He however said order was restored by the state government in collaboration with a delegation of national lawmakers as well as some senior military officers who visited the area last Saturday, to try and mediate, stop the violence and bring peace in the area. “First two days was mostly spent discussing with state authorities and local communities but the youth complained that it was the armed pastoralists based in Hai Kuba in Yambio who are the ones shooing at people without warning which is prompting them to be mobilizing to go and attack them also to avenge the deaths of their people,” stressed the minister’s statement extended to Sudan Tribune. “The army chief of Staff also did visit Yambio but only talked to his troops and State authorities were surprised to hear that he ordered the Army to apply shoot to kill policy only on the local youth without reference to the armed pastoralists or trying to address the root causes of the violence”, it added. According to the state information minister, the government together with its delegation and the army commander took it upon themselves to hold a rally with the pastoralists on 3 August 2015. He however said during the rally, words of peace were well spoken and some Dinka community members expressed their desire for peace. “It transpired that most of those inciting the violence are not those who had lived longer in Yambio but new comers and some elements of the SPLA who had deserted their positions in the barracks to go and back the armed pastoralists mainly with hope of looting something in the violence”, he said. Meanwhile, heavy gunfire reportedly erupted in Gangura payam headquarters on Monday before army reinforcements were sent to beef up security in the area and restore order in the remote location. (ST) South Sudanese army soldiers ransack market, loot properties - Article <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article55968#tabs-1> - Comments (12) <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article55968#tabs-2> 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?article55968#forum> - 9 August 01:49, by lino Hey, are these Government or Gang men troops. South Sudan is going crazy! repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337159> - 9 August 04:39, by Force 1 The state Information minister Charles Kisanga on his bias report didn’t disclose those who ambushed SPLA soldier and killed them. If the minister knows that he has some element in his state that ambushed soldiers and killed them; then he shouldn’t complain if civilians ends up killed as a collateral damage! repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337160> - 9 August 04:54, by Lotodo Awino Odug It is okay to live soldiers and share your food with them especially when you are lawless.The same measure you used against your enemy [brothers] ,can also be shaken,measured, pressed-down, blessed and push down your ways [taken from Bible] repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337163> - 9 August 06:37, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam Lino Why, are these youth killed innocent SPLA? Equartoria as has already joined Risk. specially, Bascasoro has rebelled against the government. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337170> - 9 August 06:40, by Mayok The so called dinka, are out of control. This people they worth then animals. Where the hell in the world, a government issued a policy of kill and short of your own people? They finish the country resources, and now they looking back on civilian, to kill them, burning houses and looting their properties. Why they can just take their respective property and spair their life for God sacked instead. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337171> - 9 August 04:46, by Force 1 The state leaders in Western equatoria are the ones responsible for those who ambushed and killed SPLA soldiers. Here is what they need to in their state house; if their civilians ends up getting killed in a collateral damage; they should blame themselves for their civilians’ death. Those element in their state who ambushed and killed soldiers are operating under their direct orders. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337161> - 9 August 04:51, by Force 1 Here is what SPLA need to do; if they are ambushed in that neighborhood; they must surround that neighborhood and take them down in a deadly take down and that would be a lesson to the other areas in the state that if you allow those element to ambushed SPLA soldiers in your neighborhood; you’ll have the consequences of getting killed. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337162> - 9 August 05:08, by Force 1 From Now on General Malong Awan need to know what’s going on in Western equatoria State; because the headline should have been written as "SPLA SOLDIERS WERE AMBUSHED AND KILLED IN WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE" But the headline is now reading as SPLA is looting market in the state killing civilians! This time to find those element who ambushed soldier and take them all! repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337166> - 9 August 05:00, by Hardlinner pastoralists are bring shame to dinkas in general. what the hell are doing in other people land with their cattle. kiir should create law baring cattle keeper from entering into other states. i’m pretty sure migrant without cattle won’t have any problem with local. migrants in dinka land do not come with their cattle therefore dinka migrants should do the same. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337164> - 9 August 05:25, by Lotodo Awino Odug The pastoralists are not there because of an insecurity from their states of origin.their prolonged stay is due to the fact that cattle are not dying from cattle diseases like they used to back home. herders are not near the cities or villages, their camps are hidden deep in the forest with nutritious grasses for their herds. they are just being incriminated for no reason apart from jealousy. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337169> - 9 August 05:01, by Hardlinner pastoralists are bring shame to dinkas in general. what the hell are doing in other people land with their cattle. kiir should create law baring cattle keeper from entering into other states. i’m pretty sure migrant without cattle won’t have any problem with local. migrants in dinka land do not come with their cattle therefore dinka migrants should do the same. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55968&id_forum=337165> - 9 August 05:15, by Force 1 Hardlinner; please don’t comment before reading the news article; the article says; the soldiers were ambushed and killed by armed element within the state; and when soldiers goes after those armed elements; they get accused for looting and firing at civilians indiscriminately. 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