{"id":21615,"date":"2022-07-25T14:47:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/panic-grips-pieri-town-after-deployment-of-spla-io-kitgwang-forces"},"modified":"2022-07-25T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:58:22","slug":"panic-grips-pieri-town-after-deployment-of-spla-io-kitgwang-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/panic-grips-pieri-town-after-deployment-of-spla-io-kitgwang-forces","title":{"rendered":"Panic grips Pieri town after deployment of SPLA-IO Kitgwang forces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Panic and fear have gripped Pieri town, the headquarters of Pieri Payam in Uror County, Jonglei State after SPLA-IO forces loyal to Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual\u2019s Kitgwang faction deployed in the town last week, residents, local officials, and police said.<\/p>\n

Lt. Col. Peter Gatbel Machar, the county police inspector, said there has been an uneasy calm since last Thursday with residents living in fear as heavily armed Kitgwang forces moved into the town.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose forces were stationed at Kuellnyanuer, an area just outside Pieri town,\u201d he explained. \u201cWhat happened was that there was fighting involving two rival clans and so some local administrators and police officers had to be dispatched to restore calm. The Kitwang forces also deployed to all parts of the town.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lt. Col Gatbel said the deployment has created fear and panic but called for calm among the residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cause of fear is that civilians are seeing heavily armed soldiers in the town but what we are saying is that they should remain calm as we continue engaging the Kitgwang leadership,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Machot Gatluak Kenyjak, the Uror County commissioner, said discussions are ongoing with the Kitwang leadership so that their forces vacate the town.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been talking to the Kitgwang leadership in Pieri so that they let their forces leave the town. They have deployed near administrative offices and this is causing fear among residents,\u201d Commissioner Gatluak said. \u201cOn Monday, we will hold another talk and this will hopefully yield good results. So, my message is that the people should remain calm.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his part, Gen. Tutnyang Gatkal, the commander of the Kitgwang forces in Pieri, said they relocated to the town to restore calm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been feuds among civilians and the police in Pieri has failed to deescalate the tensions,\u201d he charged. \u201cSo, we moved in to restore peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

A resident of the town, James Biel, who spoke to Radio Tamazuj, said they have been panicking over fears that clashes could erupt in Pieri.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is fear because those forces have been based in Kuelnyanuer since January when they broke away from Dr. Riek Machar,\u201d he said. \u201cSince last week, they invaded Pieri with a tank and heavy machine guns. So, we do not know what will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Panic and fear have gripped Pieri town, the headquarters of Pieri Payam in Uror County, Jonglei State after SPLA-IO forces loyal to Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual\u2019s Kitgwang faction deployed in the town last week, residents, local officials, and police said. Lt. Col. 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