Leer clashes displace civilians BENTIU (18 Jul.) The government of South Sudan attacked the SPLM-IO in Leer country causing the mass displacement of civilians according to Unity State opposition spokesperson James Yuaj.
“Around 5:30 in the morning our forces were under heavy attack from the government force in eastern part of Leer county. We have respond in self defense and repulsed them. Two were killed and many injured from their side” Yauj said. One child was seriously injured form their side, Yauj said. The Minister of Information in Northern Liech State Lam Tungwar confirmed that there is tension in Leer, but could not give further details. He said that Bentiu is relatively calm and there are committees from both the government and opposition working together in Northern Liech state. “There were some clashes in Southern Liech state in Leer. But here in Northern Liech the situation is relatively calm” Tengwar said. -- 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/CAJb14oo63G0PFoMU6bJcn8DKcsPMcqKZ-0u2erFeGj-BPO%3DSoQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
