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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A senior military commander belonging to the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny in Unity state has dismissed, as fake, reports of defection to Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual.<\/p>\n

Gen. Gatwech is formerly the chief of staff of the SPLA-IO, but in August, he defected to form a group of his own following a failed attempt to remove First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar as chairman and commander in chief of the SPLM\/SPLA (IO).<\/p>\n

Since then, senior opposition commanders and politicians allied to Machar have been switching their allegiance to General Gatwech\u2019s new rebel movement known as SPLM\/SPLA (IO) Kitgwang faction.<\/p>\n

Kitgwang is a village in northern Upper Nile state and is the birth place of General Simon Gatwech\u2019s rebel faction in where several rebel commanders previously allied to Machar met to discuss the unsuccessful ouster in August.<\/p>\n

In a statement following reports that he had defected to Gen. Gatwech, Major General Samuel Dok Wanjang said he hasn\u2019t defected and that he was still loyal to First Vice President Machar\u2019s faction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis notice serve to inform all members of SPLM-IO on the allegation made on my name that I, Maj. General Samuel Dok Wanjang, have defected to Kitgwang Declaration under the leadership of Gatwech Dual and Johnson Olony,\u201d he said in the statement a copy of which was sent to Sudans Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can\u2019t happen and it will not happen for me to join Kitgwang or any other party rather SPLM-IO under wise and able leadership of His Excellency Dr. Riek Machar Teny, the Chairman and Commander in Chief of the SPLM\/SPLA (IO),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. A senior military commander belonging to the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny in Unity state has dismissed, as fake, reports of defection to Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual. Gen. 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