Clashes between govt and opposition in Eastern Equatoria causes mass displacement TORIT (6 Jul.)
Anthony Osoro, a commander in the SPLM-IO, on Tuesday accused government forces of attacking Lodu area in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Osoro said government forces attacked the area on Monday after a fire brigade officer who fled from Torit. The officer was allegedly involved in breaking into an armory and seizing guns. “The fighting started yesterday around 3:00 pm. They have entered into civilians areas and beat them. They started fleeing the area," said Osoro. He said government forces fired shots in the air and brunt several houses, forcing the opposition to confront them. Osoro added that the clashes led to massive displacement of the people from villages to the bush. He said there were casualties but did not provide more details. Meanwhile, local sources in Torit said dozens displaced people arrived from Lodu village, raising fears among residents in Torit that fighting could reach their area. The sources said the government of proposed Imatong state announced a state of emergency in the area. The deputy governor of Imatong state declined to comment when reached by phone. SPLA spokesman Lul Ruai Koang denied any knowledge about the incident. SPLA-IO spokesman William Gatjieth Deng said the SPLA-IO was attacked at Loronyo in Kapoeta county. He alleged that civilian villages were burned besides looting of properties and assaults on women and girls as soldiers demanded to know the location of SPLA-IO. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opV8_3AyeerEEeFRfdrscWH5y49py_nW2fSuPPLwpdEjg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
