South Sudan rebel leader awarded more ranks to SPLA-IO junior officers
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May 25, 2017 (JUBA) – On Wednesday, South Sudanese rebel leader Riek
Machar promoted several hundred officers from the ranks of Colonel and
Brigadier Generals in the file of the Sudan People Liberation Movement
in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
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A batch of the SPLA-IO forces after arrival in Juba, 1 April, 2016 (ST Photo)
One officer among the hundreds who were recently promoted revealed to
Sudan Tribune that the awarded ranks were a long awaited process from
Machar. The officer requested to remain anonymous.
The officer said that most junior officers who had engaged on the
ground with pro-government forces since the fighting broke out in 2014
either received recognition or a promotion.
He argued that the promotion in the rebel files was a motivation
process in any military institution, adding its’ organisation adds
strengths to fight against President Salva Kiir.
“It is a right decision from the commander in Chief of SPLA-IO, Dr
Riek Machar Teny to promote any juniors officers because they have
done a commendable job to fight the government,” he told Sudan Tribune
over the phone.
The officer denied any claims that Machar was promoting his tribe men
(Nuer) in the new rebels ranking file, a claim he referred as
dangerous to divide their unity.
“That is bogus, Machar has never promoted his tribe men, but what I
know is that all comrades from the East, West, and South and North
files got promoted in the freedom fighters files,” he said.
Social media has however dominated the armed rebels’ promotions, where
several posts with congratulatory messages to officers were put up.
“Your Excellency Dr Riek Machar Teny Chairman and Commander in Chief
of the SPLA/M-IO, allow me to applaud and congratulate you for the
trust you have placed in me that has led to my promotion to the rank
of Colonel,” Paul Opio Both Wityian posted on his Facebook wall.
The United Nations camps (internally displaced persons) across the
country, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have
witnessed a celebration of officials.
Machar remains in South Africa with the influenced of East African
regional leaders keeping him away from South Sudan after he survived
in crossing the DRC wild forest.
The rebel leaders’ supporters both in the country and abroad believe
that he is the right leader, despite his controversial replacement
with Taban Deng Gai by President Salva Kiir in August.
The recent promotion of officers by Machar revealed the reorganisation
of the rebels ranking following their exclusion in the participation
of the National Dialogue.
With the rainy season close-by, the rebels hope to regain more control
of areas they lost during the dry season through government offensive
campaigns.
(ST)
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26 May 03:42, by Dinka-Defender-General
We are not surprise for the news. Machar has done this senseless
promotions since 1991. It does not mean anything to the government. He
always promoting people so they can still fighting for him. What waste
of ranks. How can a prisoner promote officers? Anyway, we, the South
government will demoted them when they come back. We did it last time
during Garang and we will do it again.
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26 May 05:58, by Malakal county Simon
Dinka defend food general
Why do you care??? In fact, you should be worries about your
ally fake king called himself King Malong who have been denied to go
to his home town and now dying in Juba!!hat’s humiliation......
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26 May 06:35, by Kuch
Dinka-Defender-General, Sudantribune has never been the source
of verity chap. Let dig out from other sources, however, it cannot
anyone should it turnout to be true. It is how Riek Machar & his
followers have been doing things anyway it called "muoc du gaar, in
Nuer (award yourselves mate with ranks)" in English. So it cannot
surprise anyone>>>
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26 May 06:43, by Kuch
Our Nuer cousins are bluntly honest in this game of being
called "kuor midiit" The sooner our Nuer cousins accept peace so that
we start building our country & be looking at our external issues than
always be fighting ourselves with our aimless wars, the better for
everyone. Do you fellows remember that Riek Machar enticed a lot of
Equatorians into joining his aimless armed rebellion when>>>
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26 May 06:54, by Kuch
he (Riek Machar) came to Juba last year? This game of
trotting officers with inflated higher ranks had worked Riek Machar,
Matip Nhial, Gordon Koang & other senior officials who are not even
Nuers, but other S. Sudanese who parted ways with the mother SPLM/A &
returned with their higher ranking officials. And it is always hard to
strip them off their ranks lest the mother SPLM/A may antagonize>>>
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26 May 07:04, by Kuch
them & the status quo would continue, it is the
way it is & it has been fellows. But now, this national dialogue will
address a lot of issues from A to Z. And when the South Sudanese
people embraced what is that we want amongst our own selves, our
children & our we want our country to be in the world. Then we will
take back our country like when our fathers & brothers started with
the SPLM/A>>>
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26 May 07:04, by Kuch
them & the status quo would continue, it is the
way it is & it has been fellows. But now, this national dialogue will
address a lot of issues from A to Z. And when the South Sudanese
people embraced what is that we want amongst our own selves, our
children & our we want our country to be in the world. Then we will
take back our country like when our fathers & brothers started with
the SPLM/A>>>
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26 May 07:21, by Kuch
in 1980th, when our fathers & brothers
captured almost the whole of South Sudan with an absolute lighting
speed from our so-called cloned arabs of North Sudan. But our Riek
Machar, Lam Akol & others, took the SPLM/A back eleven (11) years with
the 1991 split & again in 2013. Fellows, our SPLA veterans from Muom
Muor division have a song for us & have warned us about these silly
in-fightings>>>
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26 May 07:39, by Kuch
Here is a link of Muor Muor division by
"Deng Panan, Luol Chol, Jurkuch & others":
https://youtu.be/-ZalWNeOymw
https://youtu.be/AzRAfUwT6-c
https://youtu.be/GDng-1GDick?t=3
https://youtu.be/q2RS913Nd9E?t=2
https://youtu.be/VmGfm0zAvO0?t=1
https://youtu.be/Ud5lI2CFzv4?t=2
>>>
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26 May 07:49, by Kuch
Fellows, the songs l linked above are
sung in Dinka/Jieng & mix of Arabic & other South Sudanese people
dialects. This was mainly because many our of the SPLM/A were
overwhelming Dinkas/Jiengs & there was nothing to with the tribes
then. A lot of Atuots, Nuers, Shilluks, Anyuaks, Jurchols, Mabans, the
Nuba Moutnains, Murles & the Funjs and some Equatorians are in "Koryom
& Muor Muor" divisions>>>
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26 May 07:59, by Kuch
This is Rhino battalion
song:
https://youtu.be/YfDRqMIbvrg?t=1
Rhino battalion was the biggest
battalion in the whole of Koryom division. The Nuba Mountains & the
Southern Blue Nile boys and girls, feature highly in our great Rhino
battalion. Fellows, just listen to what our current remaining leaders
are saying. No one wants wars, but wars are seem to be what our
enemies think, we should be doing>>
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26 May 08:48, by Kuch
it(fighting their dirty
wars)for them. Good luck to our them, we back fellows, have are
fellows:
https://youtu.be/M0V5tyc2Bog?t=3
https://youtu.be/O55ukMuowhs
https://youtu.be/0W2-aBtkrEQ
https://youtu.be/g5CADSDL7xY
https://youtu.be/HNSd4nr48F0?t=1
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26 May 08:53, by Kuch
it(fighting their dirty
wars)for them. Good luck to our them, we back fellows, have are
fellows:
https://youtu.be/M0V5tyc2Bog?t=3
https://youtu.be/O55ukMuowhs
https://youtu.be/0W2-aBtkrEQ
https://youtu.be/g5CADSDL7xY
https://youtu.be/HNSd4nr48F0?t=1
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26 May 11:40, by jubaone
Kuch,
You glorify as if it were
exclusively the jienges that fought the 21 yrs, see where they´ve got
us to. Had the rest foreseen, that SS country would degenerate and
turn into a Jienge Republic too soon, then the rest would have never
participated in any Referendum in the first place. It was
struggle+referendum=independence. You idiots say:
struggle=Independence, then go for it. We´re out
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26 May 08:08, by Sunday Junup
Kuch,
Those songs you upload were sang when
SPLA fight its citizen not Arab. SPLA fail its mission and vision but
you dinka never feel shame. can you upload any song in dinka which
praise self determination? i can upload more in many dialect from
other tribe with out dinka.
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26 May 15:41, by Mi diit
Congratulations to all the promoted officers.
Struggle continues.....
Viva Dr Riek Machar Teny Dhur-gon
Viva SPLM /SPLA (I.O)
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26 May 03:42, by Kush Natives
We will NEVER accommodates those fake ranks when peace comes.
That’s the only reason you rebels have in mind, seeking ranks under
the fake war will not be tolerated! You will all be a regular soldiers
when come back from the jingles. If all rebels are promoted into the
ranks of Maj. Gen, then who will fight the war for you? Anyway, we’re
at the national dialogue process. No destructive comment?
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26 May 05:47, by Malakal county Simon
Kush Natives
Speak for yourself Mate!!!! You and who????
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26 May 06:44, by Kush Natives
Malakal county Simon,
You will soon run after me when I stopped talking
dialogue. Don’t regret later for missing this wife opportunity. You
better pick this dialogue up as a tool come back home or you Wil
remain a total loser!
Thanks,
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26 May 08:27, by Malakal county Simon
Kush Natives
Your bogus dialogue has been overwhelming rejected by
peace loving people’s of South Sudan no matter how hard you try to
sell it.. And don’t worries about me running after you slave/jaang
because it’s will never happen but a wishful thinking.. We have
internal rebel who will do the job and kick you out of Juba like your
ally, the former governor of Ruweng state before I reach juba.
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26 May 06:44, by jubaone
Bush Natives,
Who are to accommodate or not of opposition forces? The SS had
no national army but a bunch of illiterate village jienges disguised
as an army. This is a tribal army for Jienge Republic. Riak wants teal
reforms in the army which will reflect the diversity of SS in the next
2nd Republic. But first , this jienge republic must be disbanded and
destroyed then reforms follow.
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26 May 07:36, by Kush Natives
jubaone,
Reforms will come when your terrorists halted rapping an
innocent civil populations in the country side. By the way, what’s
exactly your problems with Dinka? There’s no single comment can passed
from you without mentioning Dinka. Anyway, it’s up to you to die with
heart attack because of Dinka. We’re here building Luak everywhere in
South Sudan possible.
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26 May 10:42, by jubaone
Bush Natives,
You jienges are the problem and not the solution and
it’s upon us no-jienges to live with it or act otherwise. One thing is
sure, you will NEVER live freely in areas outside jienge heartlands
except in Juba or Nimule and that also at your own risk. The only
solution is you get back to your luaks or face wrath. Eye4eye,
blood4blood. No reconciliation until you pull out of Equatoria. P
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26 May 15:30, by Garang Akeen Tong
Jubaone
If you don,t want Dinka, fake your things and go back
to where you belong as your fellow brothers evacuated to Uganda, Drc.
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26 May 21:12, by jubaone
Garang Akeen,
Your jienge bogus arguments Equatorians are non SS
is a brazen and stupid claim to overtake and posses our ancestral
lands. Equatorians have single handedly developed their areas and the
parasitic jienge simply wants ready-made things. No. You’re
trespassing a red line. Equatorians will hunt MTN till they all quit
to their luaks. They don’t belong to Equatoria, they’re squatters.
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26 May 21:58, by Garang Akeen Tong
Jubaone
Its true that, most of you came from Uganda,
DRC & CAR except Mundari and Bari, Am not the one telling you, but you
know by yourselves, we will help you fake your things and leave as
alone to devolope our country without foriegners like you Door-amokic,
we wellcome you to land and now you claim to be owner.
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26 May 11:54, by South South
jubaone,
I thought you are still perfect in English. I thought you
are much better in English than English speaking people.
" Riak want teal reforms in the army"
By the way, you did hide during our liberation for 21
years, but now army is so sweet to you and you diversity in SS army,
really coward?
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26 May 13:25, by jubaone
South South,
Go build your Jienge Republic, I am not part of that
shit. Even the glorified ND will fail cos the Kiirminal has no control
over the entire country to engage the civil population from the grass
roots. Worse more, entire villagers have run away including your
jienges to Darfur. The Troika, US, UK and rest have no money to
finance any post ND politicisation processes. Just rubbish
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26 May 13:30, by jubaone
South South,
What we have now is not a national army, but a bunch
of tribal militia; illiterate, trigger-happy and bare-footed-trotting
villagers. They are a jienge army for the jienge republic. The new 2nd
republic of SS will emerge that is ethnically diverse and educated.
These luaknyors are only good as security guards and watchmen and NOT
as an army.
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26 May 13:40, by South South
jubaone,
You are making me laughing at you. You are a kind
of a person who run away from his mistakes. This is the only reason
you were hiding during our struggle for more than 20 years. Sit, wait,
enjoy your computer key board, wait, wait and wait for another 1000
years for your ethnically diverse and educated army to emerge, what a
wicked coward person we have in SS.
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26 May 15:28, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Kush Natives,
You are wrong, wrong and wrong!! South Sudan is a country for
all her citizens. But if you think it is your property and you have
all that belongs to the country, then your political vision is
worthless. SPLM/IO officers will have to be integrated with their
ranks in a new national defence forces unlike the present tribal army
that stands for Dinka interests.
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26 May 06:30, by Sunday Junup
Kush Native/ Dinka-defender,
You are big lair, Kiir always rely on Dr.Riak Ideas and
promotions. Where is Dau Aturjong, Lul Ruach and Gach Yoach? Any way
no one will join roted government! Regime change is on its way soon
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26 May 06:39, by Kush Natives
Sunday Junup,
The same song have been sung for last 5 years since rebels
took up arm. Up to now, none of us aren’t seeing the change. From
where it is going to come soon? The really change will come through
this national dialogue process. Otherwise, I advise you to prepare for
an asylum.
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26 May 08:04, by Sunday Junup
Kush/Kush Native,
You guys are singing a song National Dialogue bla-bla.
There is still pending question ’’DIALOGUE BETWEEN WHO AND WHO’’? I
know Dinka will never answer until they announce that National
dialogue is not moving because of budget.
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26 May 15:11, by Garang Akeen Tong
Sunday junup
You are the bigest lair on the world,
1- Maj. Gen. Dau Aturjong was been promoted to Lt. Gen. By Dr.
Riak and now he was demote to previous rank, that Maj. Gen.
2. Lt. Gen. Gai yoah was not promoted by Dr. Riak but Omer Al
Bashier to replace Paulino Matip.
3. Brig. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang when bush, as Brig. Gen and come
as Brig. Gen. Get it right
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26 May 09:31, by Lou Nuer The Great
don’t start farting please jienges SPLA IO will entered warrap
soon as graduation of 30,000 commandos under way SPLA IO vivaaaa Dr
Machar vivaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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26 May 15:06, by garrak1520
officers from the ranks of Colonel and Brigadier Generals"
Machar’s return to Juba ’unacceptable"
These 2 points indicate that we are dealing with 2 morons in South
Sudan. Moron-1 in South Africa with empty promise , Moron-2 believing
South Sudan belongs to him. What do we expect from these 2 morons.
Peace will not come as long as moron 1 and 2 (Kiir and Machar)are in
charge. Find alternativ
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26 May 15:09, by Faucett Carefree
This is what we want as a southerner’s .We need titles that are
not value in the real world .why do we alllow the naive leaders to
rule us?they are not professional but the jungle officers .STOP
SUPPORT THEM !!!!!LET US LEAVE IN HARMONY !!!!!WE ARE SOUTH SUDANESE
!!!!