S. Sudan army recaptures Bagari town from rebels
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April 8, 2017 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese army (SPLA) claimed on
Saturday that it regained full control of Bagari, a town located 12
miles south-west of Wau town from the armed opposition forces.
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The SPLA conducting military drill in Bor, November 29, 2014 (ST)
The recapture of the Western Bahr el Ghazal state town is the latest
military action undertaken by government forces, despite international
pressure for a declaration of a unilateral ceasefire.
Eyewitnesses and area legislators said pro-government troops, backed
by an air cover and tribal militiamen, carried out a surprise attack
on the rebel-held position on Friday, forcing them to withdraw their
forces after fierce fighting.
A state minister, in an interview with Sudan Tribune, also confirmed
the attack, which reportedly forced the rebels to flee the town amid
artillery shelling by government forces.
It was not immediately clear how many fighters were killed in the
attack and no official statement was released by spokespersons of both
the army and the rebel movement.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed and nearly two million
others displaced in South Sudan’s worst-ever outbreak of violence
since it seceded from neighbouring Sudan in July 2011.
In late August 2015, President Salva Kiir signed a peace agreement
previously signed by Riek Machar called the "Compromise Peace
Agreement" mediated by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development
(IGAD).
The agreement established the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation
Commission (JMEC) responsible for monitoring and overseeing
implementation of the peace accord.
(ST)
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9 April 00:16, by Kush Natives
Is it the dialogue rebels wanted to enjoy? Sometimes ones remained
confused, when other side think of peaceful dialogue and the other
hand think of violence? When South Sudanese stopped blood shed? If
this is the most way, then there’s no solution.
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9 April 02:49, by Bolman
where is the peace in that useless Gangs group called themselves
Government while they closed 75% of the Country population, they keep
attacking IO position because they were engineering somewhere. let me
tells you this i believe is not yet ans the call war when they
answering the Kiir War SS will live in the mess killing make words
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