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By Bonifacio Taban Kuich November 3, 2011 (BENTIU) – The South Sudan chief of the army’s general staff, James Hoth Mai and the deputy ministry of defence, Majak Agot Atem, have visited areas of Unity state affected by militia attacks on 29 October. SPLA chief of general staff, James Hoth Gai, 2011 (BBC)Mai briefed journalists about the conflict between the South Sudan People’s Liberation (SPLA) and the South Sudan Liberation Army rebels on Thursday in Rubkotna airport. “We came here to witness what had happened in Mayom county,” said Mai. He claimed the the militias “came from Kharotoum” and that instability in South Sudan was a result of groups “given support by Arabs of the north in terms of money”. A recent report suggested that ammunition confiscated from Peter Gadet’s forces in Unity state bore the same markings as that used by the Khartoum government in Darfur. Atem said he was satisfied with the security committees of Unity State who briefed them on the incident and was confident about the SPLA’s capacity to protect the civilians of the state. He called upon the people of the state to “continue supporting our armed forces in their mission to drive out all the rebels and people who have decided to go against the will of the people of South Sudan.” (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
