A new map shows areas of control in South Sudan’s Unity state by the SPLA-IO and the SPLA-Juba forces as of October 2014.
The map, created by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey and linked for download below, shows that SPLA-Juba forces allied with Salva Kiir control the northern counties of Pariang and Abiemnom, while the SPLA-IO forces allied with Riek Machar control Panyijar in the south.
Parts of Mayom, Rubkona, Guit, Koch, Mayendit, and Leer remain contested.
In a report accompanying the map, the Smalls Arms Survey explains: “The SPLA has retained control of Bentiu, as well as Abiemnom and Pariang counties, while the SPLA-IO dominates the southern counties of Panyijar, Mayendit, Leer, and Koch.”
Small Arms Survey says the SPLA-Juba forces generally occupy urban areas while SPLA-IO forces control the countryside.
The map shows that since May 2014 clashes have taken place in Nhialdiu, Wangkai, Bentiu, Kaljak Payam, and Mankien Payam.
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