A medical source at Juba Military Hospital has reported the death of three soldiers who were guarding SPLA Brig-Gen. Lul Ruai, the spokesman of South Sudan’s army loyal to President Salva Kiir.
The three guards from the escort of Lul Ruai were killed on Monday at one of the hotels in Juba after clashes broke out between SPLA and SPLA-IO. But the source could not confirm who had killed the guards.
The doctor, who did not want to be named, also said that the number of dead from the government and opposition forces in Juba reached to 600 people with four civilians deaths also recorded by the military hospital.
File photo: Lul Ruai