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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The breakaway main armed opposition Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) Kitgwang faction led by Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual has threatened to involve should government forces side with General Johnson Olony.<\/p>\n

The threat comes after the presidency announced in a statement this week that government forces have been instructed by the president to deploy to Upper Nile state to protect civilians.<\/p>\n

This was after armed youth from neighboring Jonglei State\u2019s Fangak and Ayod counties attacked civilian settlements in the Shilluk Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sudans Post this evening, SPLA-IO Kitgwang spokesman Brig. Gen. Alfred Gach Thot said government forces are currently gathering at Kodok in preparation to launch attacks against civilians in Jonglei and against their forces.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe forces that were recently unified are now in Kodok, everybody knows that fact,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He warned that their forces will have to involve should the government forces side with General Johnson Olony\u2019s Agwelek faction to attack civilians.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SPLA-IO KD will definitely involve if the government opted to take side of a communal fights, then It\u2019s one of the SPLA-IO KD mandate to protect the civilians under the areas of it control,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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

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