Officials seeks shelter at UNMISS base in Juba JUBA (11 Jul.) Several officials from the South Sudan's proposed Bieh state on Sunday sought shelter in UNMISS compounds following heavy fighting between SPLA and SPLA-IO in Juba, according to opposition spokesperson Manawa Peter Gatkuoth.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Gatkuoth said the governor of Bieh state Bol Kong, his deputy Gen Taban Joth, and the speaker of the state legislative assembly sought shelter in UNMISS compounds. He added that Gen Charles Lam the commander of SPLA Division 3 from Salva Kiir's faction also sought shelter in a UN compound after reports that he has defected and joined the opposition, fearing that he could be targeted by the government forces. -- 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/CAJb14opRk6crr8-WST%2B5VRvkC2Bg3LbvwC6y4c9dJ0T%3DGW30VQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
