S.Sudan government retakes flashpoint Nasir town

S.Sudan government retakes flashpoint Nasir town

JUBA— South Sudanese government forces have retaken the town of Nasir which had been a flashpoint in a deepening political crisis, an army spokesman said on Sunday. Clashes around Nasir in the northeastern Upper Nile State have helped unravel a power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Vice-President Riek Machar. The violence has threatened to plunge South Sudan, which became the world's youngest country after…

South Sudan government retakes flashpoint Nasir town - KahawaTungu

South Sudanese government forces have retaken the town of Nasir which had been a flashpoint in a deepening political crisis, an army spokesman said on Sunday. Clashes around Nasir in the northeastern Upper Nile State have helped unravel a power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Vice-President Riek Machar. The violence has [...] The post South Sudan government retakes flashpoint Nasir town appeared first on K…

South Sudan forces recapture Nasir town amid rising political crisis

South Sudanese government forces have successfully retaken the strategic town of Nasir, a key area in the nation’s escalating political crisis, according to an army spokesperson on Sunday. The clashes surrounding Nasir, located in Upper Nile State, have significantly undermined the fragile power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar. This resurgence of violence threatens to push South Sudan, the world’s yo…

The government forces of South Sudan have taken over the city of Nasir (northeast), a key point in the political crisis that is worsening in the country and threatening to degenerate into civil war, declared on Sunday an army spokesmanThe clashes around Nasir, in the Upper Nile State, have contributed to the failure of the power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Vice President Riek Machar.The violence threat…

SSPDF retakes strategic town of Nasir - Radio Tamazuj

The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) said Sunday they had retaken the strategic town of Nasir from the White Army militia group after more than a month of occupation. The White Army, a Nuer civilian militia, seized Nasir in Upper Nile State on March 4. The distance from Nasir to Malakal, the state capital, is 185 kilometers (115 miles). Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang, an SSPDF spokesman, confirmed the military’s return to Nasir County in an…

SSPDF retakes Nasir town in Upper Nile State, claims little resistance

The South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has retaken Nasir town in Upper Nile State, according to army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai. “It is true. SSPDF was able to recapture Nasir this (Sunday) afternoon,” Major General Lul confirmed to Eye Radio. The army spokesperson stated that SSPDF forces encountered little resistance while advancing into Nasir town. When asked about casualties, Lul mentioned that he had yet to get in touch with th…