{"id":58446,"date":"2024-05-17T15:23:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nuf-deployment-to-sudan-border-sparks-tensions-between-sspdf-and-spla-io"},"modified":"2024-05-17T15:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:44:55","slug":"nuf-deployment-to-sudan-border-sparks-tensions-between-sspdf-and-spla-io","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nuf-deployment-to-sudan-border-sparks-tensions-between-sspdf-and-spla-io","title":{"rendered":"NUF deployment to Sudan border sparks tensions between SSPDF and SPLA-IO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan\u2019s deployment of unified forces to the border with Sudan has triggered accusations of a unilateral move by the government, angering the main opposition group, the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO).<\/p>\n

In April, information gathered by Sudans Post from both opposition and government sources indicated the movement of some 4,000 Necessary Unified Forces (NUF) \u2013 troops who graduated from a training center in southern Unity State \u2013 to a base in Rubkona.<\/p>\n

Last week, a source with the South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces (SSPDF) 4th infantry division in Rubkona confirmed the NUF\u2019s deployment to a former SPLA-IO base north of Bentiu, near the Sudanese border.<\/p>\n

SSPDF 4th infantry division commander Maj. Gen. Manyang Mayak defended the deployment, citing security concerns arising from the ongoing conflict in Sudan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Joint Defense Board agreed to deploy these forces along the border due to the threats the country faces,\u201d Mayak told Sudans Post on Sunday. \u201cWe deployed them with the agreement of all stakeholders involved in the process, but some of them are not yet equipped with weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, SPLA-IO Sector Two commander Maj. Gen. John Turuk Khor vehemently denied any prior consultation.<\/p>\n

He called the deployment \u201cunilateral\u201d and accused Governor Joseph Nguen Manytuil of acting without informing the SPLA-IO leadership in Juba or Bentiu.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe learned with regret that the SSPDF commander in Bentiu and the governor have deployed the forces who were brought from Muom training center without any prior information to the other signatories of the revitalized peace agreement, especially the SPLM-IO. They have deployed them to the border of Sudan,\u201d Khor said.<\/p>\n

Khor went on to accuse the government of violating the peace agreement by neglecting SPLA-IO soldiers\u2019 salaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir colleagues from the SSPDF are receiving their salaries, while the SPLA-IO forces are not,\u201d Khor said. \u201cThis is unacceptable and violates the agreement. They are suffering and facing starvation, while their counterparts have food.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deployment and alleged pay disparity raise concerns about the fragility of the peace process, threatening to escalate tensions between the government and the SPLA-IO.<\/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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