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NAS praises its leadership after releasing 23 people, stresses importance of International Human Rights Law

January 3, 2020 Newsbeat, South Sudan

Leader of South Sudan's National Salvation Front (NAS) General Thomas Cirilo appears during an interview in Addis Ababa, Ethioia in 2017 (Photo credit: Getty Images)

January 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—The National Salvation Front (NAS), a Non-signatory faction to the R-ARCSS fighting government forces in Central and Western Equatoria and headed by General Thomas Cirillo Swaka – has congratulated its leadership on abiding by International Human Rights Law by releasing 23 people including children under its custody. “The leadership of National Salvation Front (NAS) would like to […]

Press statement: ICRC facilitates the release of 23 persons including 11 children

January 3, 2020 Press Releases

Press Release, On 29 December 2019, the ICRC received a request from the National Salvation Front (NAS) – an armed group active in the Equatorias – to facilitate the release of 23 persons. “The operation took place on 31 December 2019 in coordination with all relevant authorities, allowing families to be reunited with their loved ones at a time of […]

January 3, 2020 Press Releases

More than 20 high-ranking officers, 200 soldiers abandon SSAF, join NAS faction under Gen Kalid Boutrus

December 28, 2019 Newsbeat

December 27th, 2019 (SSNN)—More than 20 high-ranking commanders and 200 soldiers have reportedly defected from the leadership of the Federal Democratic Party/South Sudan Armed Forces (FDP-SSAF) under Changson Lew Chang and joined the National Salvation Front (NAS)—a splinter faction led by Gen Kalid Boutrus. After long discussions with the NAS faction, Wilson Dak Wal, a former SSAF representative at the […]