Tag: SPLA
South Sudan rebel group halts fighting
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, a rebel movement in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, said it is ceasing hostilities immediately in areas under...
Refugees recall South Sudan attack: “if you ran, you got shot”
It started out as a normal Monday morning in Pajok, South Sudan - children walking to school, shopkeepers raising their shutters and...
Refugees recall South Sudan attack: “if you ran, you got shot”
It started out as a normal Monday morning in Pajok, South Sudan - children walking to school, shopkeepers raising their shutters and...
Aid groups worried about renewed South Sudan fighting
Fighting in South Sudan's oil-producing Upper Nile State in the past two days has killed at least 38 and the toll could...
South Sudan’s army, rebels blame each other for breaking ceasefire
South Sudan's army and rebel forces blamed each other on Sunday for violating a ceasefire hours after it came into effect, fighting...
South Sudan army and rebels battle over northern oil town
South Sudan's army battled rebels in and around the northern oil town of Bentiu on Monday, hitting hopes for renewed peace efforts...
South Sudan army says repels rebel attacks on positions near Bor
The South Sudanese army said on Sunday it had repulsed three rebel attacks on its positions near the market town of Bor,...
South Sudan rebels say army razed town, using foreign fighters
South Sudanese rebels accused government forces on Sunday of razing the hometown of their leader Riek Machar, violating a ceasefire, and said...
South Sudan says regains key town from rebels, Uganda claims credit
South Sudanese government forces said they seized the flashpoint town of Bor back from rebels on Saturday and Uganda's army claimed credit...
U.N. says South Sudan army, rebels stealing humanitarian aid
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday accused South Sudan's army and rebels led by former Vice President Riek Machar of stealing food...
Renewed fighting, refugees in south of Sudan
Seventeen people were killed in fighting between Sudan's army and rebels aligned to South Sudan in a Sudanese state on the border...
South Sudan says Khartoum-backed raiders kill 15
South Sudan accused Khartoum of backing a cross-border attack by insurgents that left over 72 people dead last week, the most violent...
No more guns by mid 2010: Southern Sudan
Sudan People's Liberation Army, (SPLA), has said that South Sudan will be 'free of illegal arms' by mid 2010. SPLA Spokesperson, Kuol...