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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>President Salva Kiir Mayardit said on Tuesday that his government cannot stop the ongoing deadly armed conflict in Upper Nile state, but said he will instead use what he calls \u201csustainable\u201d mean to bring peace to the restive part of the world\u2019s youngest country.<\/p>\n

Kiir made the remarks during the closing session of the meeting of the National Liberation Council (NLC) of the ruling Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement (SPLM) faction in Juba where he revealed that there is an ongoing communal fighting in Eastern Nuer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is war in Eastern Nuer in Jakow and there is war in the Chollo Kingdom,\u201d Kiir told the high-level SPLM gathering.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho are those fighting there, they are our brothers and sisters and I cannot stop them. Using a sustainable peace in our country is what I will use,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

Since July, armed youth from neighboring Jonglei state have been attacking civilians in the Chollo Kingdom with thousands of people reportedly being killed last Wednesday and thousands more displaced from villages to the capital Malakal.<\/p>\n

In September, Upper Nile state governor Abudhok Anyang told Sudans Post that he had approached the South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces (SSPDF) for intervention, but was turned away on grounds that they don\u2019t have orders from headquarters in Bilpam to prevent the fighting in Upper Nile.<\/p>\n

Some residents of Maiwut County have also said that fighting has been taking place between the South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Force (SSPDF) under the command of General Ochan Puot and armed civilians and has also displaced many.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. President Salva Kiir Mayardit said on Tuesday that his government cannot stop the ongoing deadly armed conflict in Upper Nile state, but said he will instead use what he calls \u201csustainable\u201d mean to bring peace to the restive part of the world\u2019s youngest country. 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