Latest: Machar orders urgent transportation of SPLA-IO forces to training centers
SPLA-IO forces point their AK-47 rifles upward during a military parade in Juba before the J1 dogfight (Photo: Alliance/AP)
December 25th, 2019 (SSNN)—The Chairman and Commander-In-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has ordered immediate transportation of all SPLA-IO forces to their designated cantonment areas in accordance with the implementation of the Transitional Security Arrangement.
“Yesterday the 24/12/2019, the Commander In Chief of the SPLA-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon ordered the SPLA-IO forces to assembled and be transported to the different unified training centers,” said Col. Lam Paul Gabriel, SPLA-IO Deputy Military Spokesperson.
Lam stated that the decision taken by the leadership of the SPLM-IO is in conformity with the implementation of the agreement signed in September last year by the government and opposition groups.
“This is in line with the implementation of the Transitional Security Arrangement. Merry Christmass and Happy peacefull New Year to all our forces.”
South Sudan’s warring Parties signed a peace accord in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to end years of violence that has displaced millions from their homes.
The agreement also known as the R-ARCSS covers a wide range of issues that are essential to achieving peace and stability in the country.
It includes, among other issues, a detailed agreement on power-sharing, a Permanent Ceasefire and Security Arrangements during the country’s Transitional Period.
Under the agreement, the Parties were required to undertake the process of facilitating and allowing unhindered access to humanitarian assistance.
The peace agreement sets the path forward for Transitional Justice and Accountability to try those accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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