Ex-South Sudan army general forms new rebel movement
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Ex-South Sudan army general forms new rebel movement
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March 6, 2017 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s former deputy chief of staff for
logistics, Lt. General Thomas Cirillo Swaka has formed a new rebel
group, seeking to against the Juba regime under President Salva Kiir.
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Lt. Gen. Thomas Cirino Swaka, the SPLA deputy chief of general staff
for training (youtube photo)
Swaka, who now heads the National Salvation Front (NAS), quit the
military, accusing its leadership of running the army on ethnic lines.
“The National Salvation Front (NAS) is convinced that to restore
sanity and normalcy in our country, Kiir must go, he must vacate the
office without further bloodshed,” he wrote on Monday.
The former army official vowed to ensure all means are used to restore
law, order and ensure respect for human rights in the country.
NAS, it leader said, strongly advocates for national co-existence,
ideals of free, sovereign and a democratically-governed nation.
“Thus, with a clear conscience and with determination, we declare the
birth of a citizen-imposed change,” partly reads Swaka’s letter.
The former army official said his rebel movement would respond to the
call for unified resistance against President Kiir’s government, using
all means that would be available, feasible and effective.
“It is in this spirit of dedication to the cause of our people that I,
General Thomas Cirillo Swaka, on behalf of the National Salvation
Front, solemnly declare the launching of the National Salvation Front
(NAS) on this 6th Day of March, 2017,” further noted the letter.
The new rebel movement, said Swaka, will vigorously use all means at
its disposal after the Juba regime created a “highly selfish class
that ensures its continued existence for the singular purpose of
illicitly amassing personal and family wealth”.
The former top military said the objective of the regime to amass
resources at the expense of development and common goal.
In a six-page letter issued last month, Swaka claimed the country was
dominated by Dinka tribe and the army turned into tribal militia that
"targets non-Dinka ethnicities".
(ST)
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6 March 22:09, by deng
after escaping with $10 millions, he formed (NAS)and now, he has
not seen enough equatorians fleeing to Uganda and so he wanted to add
more suffering to the wounded already. Good luck pretender thief.
You’all suppose to evacuate leadership not only Salva Kiir. You are
should say thank you to Kiir for letting you steal that money.
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6 March 22:10, by Dinka-Defender-General
General Cirillo, remember if Machar and his supporters couldn’t
topple the regime, your chance of overthrowing Kiir government is slim
or deadlock. You will never go nowhere. Just ask Machar for any advice
before you create more problems and get kill for no reason. You was
supposed to form non military political party if you want to topple
the government. Just think out the box.
repondre message
6 March 22:27, by South South
Any rebellion in Equatoria to be strong must get big support
either from DRC or Uganda or Kenya. Any rebellion in Upper Nile must
get big support from Ethiopia or Sudan. All these coin rebellions in
South Sudan will never change anything. The only thing they will do is
causing suffer to our people including rebels’ immediate families. No
single sign that Uganda, Kenya or DRC will change soon.
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March 6, 2017 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s former deputy chief of staff for
logistics, Lt. General Thomas Cirillo Swaka has formed a new rebel
group, seeking to against the Juba regime under President Salva Kiir.
PNG - 200 kb
Lt. Gen. Thomas Cirino Swaka, the SPLA deputy chief of general staff
for training (youtube photo)
Swaka, who now heads the National Salvation Front (NAS), quit the
military, accusing its leadership of running the army on ethnic lines.
“The National Salvation Front (NAS) is convinced that to restore
sanity and normalcy in our country, Kiir must go, he must vacate the
office without further bloodshed,” he wrote on Monday.
The former army official vowed to ensure all means are used to restore
law, order and ensure respect for human rights in the country.
NAS, it leader said, strongly advocates for national co-existence,
ideals of free, sovereign and a democratically-governed nation.
“Thus, with a clear conscience and with determination, we declare the
birth of a citizen-imposed change,” partly reads Swaka’s letter.
The former army official said his rebel movement would respond to the
call for unified resistance against President Kiir’s government, using
all means that would be available, feasible and effective.
“It is in this spirit of dedication to the cause of our people that I,
General Thomas Cirillo Swaka, on behalf of the National Salvation
Front, solemnly declare the launching of the National Salvation Front
(NAS) on this 6th Day of March, 2017,” further noted the letter.
The new rebel movement, said Swaka, will vigorously use all means at
its disposal after the Juba regime created a “highly selfish class
that ensures its continued existence for the singular purpose of
illicitly amassing personal and family wealth”.
The former top military said the objective of the regime to amass
resources at the expense of development and common goal.
In a six-page letter issued last month, Swaka claimed the country was
dominated by Dinka tribe and the army turned into tribal militia that
"targets non-Dinka ethnicities".
(ST)
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to com...@sudantribune.com
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
6 March 22:09, by deng
after escaping with $10 millions, he formed (NAS)and now, he has
not seen enough equatorians fleeing to Uganda and so he wanted to add
more suffering to the wounded already. Good luck pretender thief.
You’all suppose to evacuate leadership not only Salva Kiir. You are
should say thank you to Kiir for letting you steal that money.
repondre message
6 March 22:10, by Dinka-Defender-General
General Cirillo, remember if Machar and his supporters couldn’t
topple the regime, your chance of overthrowing Kiir government is slim
or deadlock. You will never go nowhere. Just ask Machar for any advice
before you create more problems and get kill for no reason. You was
supposed to form non military political party if you want to topple
the government. Just think out the box.
repondre message
6 March 22:27, by South South
Any rebellion in Equatoria to be strong must get big support
either from DRC or Uganda or Kenya. Any rebellion in Upper Nile must
get big support from Ethiopia or Sudan. All these coin rebellions in
South Sudan will never change anything. The only thing they will do is
causing suffer to our people including rebels’ immediate families. No
single sign that Uganda, Kenya or DRC will change soon.
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