S. Sudan’s president accepts deployment of regional troops
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August 6 ,2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir has accepted
the deployment of additional foreign troops from regional countries
help protect and boost the fighting capacity of the United Nations
mission as it defends civilians at risk of extreme violence.
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South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (Photo: Reuters)
Addressing reporters on arrival from Ethiopia on Saturday, South
Sudan’s information minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the force will
have limited roles.
"We accepted the force that will protect civilians in UNMISS,
international NGOs and international facilities, not more than that,"
said Makuei who attended the Intergovernmental Authority on
Development (IGAD) heads of states summit.
The regional troops, IGAD said in a communiqué issued at the end of
the summit, will take control of Juba and vital installations as well
as fighting, disarming and neutralize any South Sudanese forces
igniting violence in the capital and around the country.
Sources within the presidency told Sudan Tribune that government
resolved to accept the deployment of additional foreign troops in the
country in compliance with the outcome of an ordinary summit of heads
of state and governments in Addis Ababa.
“The government and the president have accepted the outcome of the
summit of the IGAD heads of state and government held yesterday in
Addis Ababa. The summit has now clarified the mandate of the new
troops, which was not the case in the previous messages which our
people were getting," a presidential source told this publication.
"The previous messages were confusing and creating panics to the
society. The messages were vague the lacked clarity but now it is
clear. It will now be a protection force, not an intervention force”,
added the official.
The official said the South Sudanese leader and the government was now
waiting for the final communique on the outcome of the regional summit
and the briefing from the government delegation, which traveled to the
Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Another senior government official separately said the summit resolved
to send troops from neigbouring countries in the region under the
United Nations with clear mandate.
"The outcome is not really bad, though the details are yet out. But it
has been agreed at the summit that the mandate of the regional force
will be clearly stated with participation of the government.
Discussions have been concluded. It is now the technical committee of
the IGAD secretariat which is left to work out the details and come
out with the communique. I don’t know when it will be released but it
may come out today," the source said.
He added, "But what is clear is that the mandate of this new force is
that it will have to set a buffer zone between the warring parties as
defined by peace agreement. It will also be mandated to respond to any
side intending to violate the [peace] agreement.
Another very important mandate, the official further explained, is
that this force will protect civilians at risk of danger by the
activities of the two warring parties. It will have a role to play in
reforming security sector by separating the military from politics.
"This is what the summit agreed on and government was happy with the
outcome," he stressed.
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6 August 21:58, by Native Boy
Alas! This is just a government of school going pupils.
How dare fools you are when you mobilized the poorest most
illiterate men and women to litter the poor streets in the poor cities
and towns of RSS without same to protest against foreign troops coming
to save the country from anarchy and unruly behavior you created
yourselves in the name of tribal sovereignty?
Now you have understood! Fools
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7 August 02:21, by Freedom Fighter
No worry comrade. We do not know yet about when actually are
they coming to South Sudan. Also, we do not know yet about their
number/size, their target areas of deployment, mission, and the
command of this alleged protection force.
Freedom fighter
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7 August 03:40, by Akol Liai Mager
Protection of freedom of Speech and freedom of Media also need
IGAD’ regional protection force if am not mistaken!
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7 August 07:49, by dinkdong
A fool changed his mind quick.
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