South Sudan’s government and rebel forces have traded accusations of fresh attacks on various areas in Upper Nile from Thursday until Friday.
SPLA-IO Military Spokesman William Gatjiath Deng told Radio Tamazuj on Friday that their positions at Gabat area came under assault by government troops on Thursday afternoon but they were repulsed, saying clashes continued untill Friday.
Gatjiath claimed that they also calshed with government forces in Ditang and its surrounding areas on Friday.”The government forces went and attacked our forces in Ditang and areas around Ditang, so we clashed in the morning, “said Gatjiath.
For his part, Santo Domic, Deputy Spokesman of the SPLA army, said there were clashes in Gabat and Ditang areas over the past six days, but the attackers were repulsed.
“There were skirmishes in Ditang, Gabat and Kombo Al Haj areas over the past six days, but the rebels were repulsed,so ther are no rebels in those areas,”said Domic.
Radio Tamazuj could not independently verify these claims.
File photo: SPLA soldiers in Upper Nile/Radio Tamazuj