Fighting in Mapel as army detains senior SPLA-IO commander

Rebel forces in an unidentified place in northern Bahr Al-Ghazal (File/Supplied/Nyamilepedia)

July 20, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Fierce fighting has broken out between South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) in Mapel, one of the training centers for the unified forces, sources have said. The fighting, one source said, occurred on Sunday morning; a day after the SSPDF abducted the deputy commander of SPLA-IO Nahr […]

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Government forces building up to attack SPLA-IO positions in Maiwut – official

January 7th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government forces are building up in the country’s Maiwut state to attack SPLA-IO forces station there, opposition official said. The news come days after the SPLM-IO accused a government-allied militia force of attacking its position in Jekow. Residents have told the Nyamilepedia that the fighting has displaced several neighborhoods in the area. Speaking […]

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