Heavy fighting has broken out in Lobonok County between the National Salvation Front and a government-affiliated militia led by Mathiang Anyoor. The government militia is being reinforced by Ugandan soldiers.
Occurred in South Sudan on July 23, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
Reported by 4938923 via SMS on July 23, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
Reported by 4938923 via SMS on July 23, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
# Fighting
# updf
# militias
# Lobonok County
# Mathiang Anyoor
# National Salvation Front
# Ugandan military
This report is Confirmed true
and is of
High Priority.
Here is why -
An investigation has confirmed there had been some clashes in lo’bonok between the SSPDF and the National Salvation Front on Tuesday but we could not confirm the reinforcement of the SSPDF by the Ugandan soldiers. The United Nation Mission in South Sudan today has announced to have deployed a peacekeeping patrol to lo’bonok to assess the impact of the fighting on the civilians.
Follow the news links for more.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-7277983/Fighting-S-Sudan-rebels-govt-near-capital.html
https://www.africanews.com/2019/07/24/south-sudan-army-rebels-clash-near-juba/
https://southsudannewsagency.org/index.php/2019/07/24/heavy-fighting-erupts-near-juba/
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article67823
Resolution added by - Sebit Martin