JUBA (SOUTH SUDAN), July 29. (DPA/EP) –
At least 15 people have been killed in clashes between rebels and soldiers in South Sudan on Thursday, an official said.
The rebel South Sudan People’s Movement (SSPM/A) launched the attack on Thursday morning in the oil-rich Unity state, military spokesman Lul Ruai Koang confirmed.
South Sudan has a unity government that was launched after the materialization of the peace agreement signed in 2018 by the president, Salva Kiir, and the main rebel leader and now first vice president, Riek Machar. Among the main pending points is the unification of the security forces.
The South Sudanese Presidency announced in January 2020 that the signatories of the peace agreement had agreed to once again extend the transition period, this time until 2023, to give room for the application of the clauses of the pact, amid requests international to speed up the process.
Washington has said that it no longer wants to support the peace process in South Sudan due to a lack of efforts by political leaders.
The United States plans to continue supporting the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMiSS) and provide the country with $1 billion in humanitarian and development aid.
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