Video Showing Over 1,000 SPLA-IO Fighters Defect to SSPDF in Ayod County

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Breaking News: New CDF Orders Jonglei’s Red Belt Vigilante Group to Join SSPDF and SPLA-IO to Join Nearest SSPDF Barracks ‎

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New CDF Gen. Paul Nang Majok


‎The new Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), Gen. Dr. Paul Nang Majok, has issued a directive ordering members of the Red Belt Movement, a Jonglei-based vigilante group, to officially integrate into the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF).


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‎According to an official statement released by the Office of the SSPDF Spokesperson on October 12, 2025, all Red Belt members are required to report to Malual-Chat Barracks with their personal and support weapons for registration and absorption into the national army.

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‎The directive, signed by Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang, SSPDF Spokesperson, states that those who decline the “golden opportunity and honor to serve” will face forceful disarmament.


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“A committee will be formed and sent to Malual-Chat Barracks to receive members of the Red Belt Movement joining the army. 

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Members declining this golden opportunity and honor to serve will face forceful disarmament at the earliest time possible,” the statement reads.

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‎The CDF further instructed armed youth in Greater Warrap State to voluntarily surrender their weapons within 21 days, warning that failure to comply will lead to a comprehensive forceful disarmament exercise.


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Additionally, the statement directed SPLA-IO members to report to the nearest SSPDF barracks in preparation for the second phase of the implementation of transitional security arrangements. 

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Those who refuse to comply will be treated as hostile forces and face “the full force of the national army.”

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‎The latest directive comes just days after President Salva Kiir reappointed Gen. Paul Nang Majok as the new Chief of Defense Forces, signaling a renewed push to unify armed groups and stabilize volatile regions such as Jonglei, Warrap, and Upper Nile.


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Observers say the move aims to accelerate security sector reforms and reduce local militias’ influence, which has been blamed for recurring violence and insecurity in parts of the country.

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