‎Tension Rise in Malakal Amid Clashes Between Government Forces and White Army in Upper Nile ‎

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 Wounded soldiers lie in bed at the general military hospital Juba.  ‎Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile State, is on edge as wounded soldiers from recent clashes in Ulang County arrive in the city, sparking fear among residents particularly from the Nuer community.  ‎ ‎The fighting, which began in February, involves the White Army, a militia group largely composed of Nuer youth, and government troops. ‎ ‎According to Maj. Gen. Joseph Mayen Akon, the state's police commissioner, two criminal attacks have been recorded in recent days, but he denied allegations of widespread violence against Nuer civilians.  ‎ ‎He stressed that the incidents were not ethnically targeted, but acknowledged that tribal tensions and traumatic memories of past violence in Malakal were stoking fear. ‎ ‎"Any reports of fighting elsewhere now trigger anxiety here," he said. ‎ ‎Though the market remains open and daily activities continue, the arrival of injured soldiers has created an uneasy at...
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President Kiir Revoked The Appointment Of Two Members Of Parliament Representing South Sudan Opposition Alliance "SSOA" In A Presidential Decree

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PRESIDENT SALVA KIIR, South Sudan President 


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President Kiir on Friday revoked the appointment of two "2" Members Of The Parliament "MPs". 


The two "2" lawmakers hails from the South Sudan Opposition Alliance "SSOA" in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly "TNLA". 


The decree was broadcasted on State owned South Sudan Broadcasting Co-orperation on Friday.


President Kiir Revoked the appointment of Hon. Abdun Gatjiek Gatluak and also replaced him with Hon. Mathew Wanbang Nyater as legislator of the upper house of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly "TNLA". 


President Kiir also replaced Hon. William Kuu Kal To with Hon. Samson Machot Yok to the lowerhouse.


Again no tangible reasons was provided by President Kiir for his swift decision to revoke the appointment of the lawmakers.


In the year 2018 the nation signed a peace agreement but so far conflict has become increasingly complex but the level of suffering for millions of civilians remains intolerable. 

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