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South Sudan: Army and rebels allege truce breaches
[Al Jazeera] South Sudan's army and anti-government rebels have both accused one another of violating a ceasefire just hours after it came into effect.The peace agreement, in place since 00:01 local time on Sunday, was brokered earlier this week after days of internationally mediated talks in neighbouring Æthiopia to allow for humanitarian aid  to get to civilians caught up in the fighting.It marked the latest attempt to end a devastating civil war that began in 2013 when forces loyal to President Salva Kiir started fighting those allied to his former deputy, Riek Machar. However, today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday... a front man for Machar's SPLA-IO group said in a statement on Sunday that rebel bases in the north of the country had come under "the most aggressive attack" earlier in the day. Lam Paul Gabriel said the group's fighters had "repulsed" an attack by government troops in northern Koch County. He added that SPLA-IO positions in southwestern Yei County were being bombarded and accused the military of sending in soldiers to attack rebel bases in the western Wau region. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-25 |
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