African Union to verify Juba is no longer harbouring Sudanese rebels

[Elisabeth Janaina]

African Union to verify Juba is no longer harbouring Sudanese rebels

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January 20, 2017 (JUBA) - The continental body, the African Union (AU)
next month will verify that J South Sudan is no longer harbouring
Sudanese rebels, Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk told a local radio
station on Friday.

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Rebel fighters from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N)
on patrol in the border state of South Kordofan on 6 April 2012
(Photo: AFP/Adriane Ohanesian)

In line with the peace agreement signed between the South Sudanese
warring parties in August 2015, the South Sudanese government
committed itself to not give refuge to the armed groups fighting the
Sudanese army in Darfur or the Two Areas.

Juuk said the SPLM- North, former north Sudanese members of the ruling
South Sudanese SPLM, has moved its troops from Raja and are away from
Western Bahr El Ghazal, the region bordering Sudan in southwest of
Juba.

"There is progress on our side. We now (re)moved out everybody
[Sudanese rebels from South Sudan territory], said the minister in
statements to U.S funded Eye Radio on Friday.

South Sudan publicly admitted presence of the anti- Khartoum rebels
groups within its borders last year and pledged to cooperate with
Sudanese government to cease any support in exchange of similar move
against SPLM-In-Opposition which is fighting Juba for the last three
years.

However, it is the first time that a South Sudanese official speaks
about the presence of SPLM-N fighters in South Sudan. Previous reports
focused on Darfur groups particularly the Justice and Equality
Movement (JEM) which is accused of fighting South Sudanese rebels
alongside the government troops.

Juuk did not specify the number of SPLM-N fighters that have left
South Sudan or when they evacuated. He said the verification of this
commitment from Juba will be inspected by the AU.

“Possibly within one month, they [AU military inspectors] will come so
that we patrol the area," he said without giving a precise date.

When contacted by Sudan Tribune on phone, Ministry of Defence
officials declined to comment on the story.

In the radio interview, Minister Juuk said Sudan has cease support to
anti- South Sudan government forces. He added that supporters of the
SPLM- N in South Sudan, including business people, will be asked to
leave Juba.

“We want to advise anybody that might have been in South Sudan as a
trader and has links with the rebels to leave the country,” he said.

There are thousands Sudanese traders mostly from Darfur region in
South Sudan. It is not clear how Juba will identify rebels
sympathizers.

(ST)

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21 January 08:43, by king kush

I just have one question, is the AU going to verify that Machar
Rebell are also out Sudan.? Because we all know that they are there.

repondre message
21 January 10:09, by Midit Mitot

Just go to Maban county of Uppernile state and Pakwach of
Bentiu/ Unity state, you will get SPLA-N and JEM respectively, don,t
blind-fool South Sudanese citizen & the world.

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21 January 08:49, by king kush

SPLA needs to deal with curuptted politicians they are the source
of all evil in South Sudan. Any official that is curuptted must be
jailed other wise the country will be taken over by the Yankees.

repondre message
22 January 09:38, by jubaone

King 👑 Kush,
Then please ensure that Paul Malong and Kiir be arrested
immediately. They are thieves.

repondre message
21 January 09:31, by Eastern

African Union will NOT be allowed by Kiir’s rogue government to
move out of Juba to do any meaningful verifications on the presence or
absence of Sudanese rebels in South Sudan; the same applies to the El
Bashir’s regime in the Sudan. These poor leaders will just continue to
play ping pong with the dormant AU. What ECOWAS & ECOMOG do leaves the
AU with an egg on its face!!!!

repondre message
21 January 10:47, by Kush Natives

There’s no more Sudanese rebels in the area! Let money hunting
African Union go back home!

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22 January 09:45, by jubaone

Kush Natives,
Many of these darfurian mercenaries have received facial cuts
so that they look like jienges to evade being caught. Some have their
lower teeth removed and look real monyjienges. Some have been given
nyanjienges and have children together. So 30% of jienges in Aweil or
Gogrial are half Darfuris.