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Sudan: George Athor's Rebellion, Jonglei State, Updated March 2011

Lt. Gen. George Athor, a dissident Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) commander and unsuccessful 'independent' candidate for the governorship of Jonglei state, launched a self-proclaimed armed rebellion against the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) in the aftermath of the April 2010 elections. George and his forces, considered the most powerful of the post-election insurrectionists, orchestrated numerous clashes following the announcement of his election defeat.

Eight Killed in Tribal Conflict in South Sudan

Eight people were killed in a tribal conflict in Jonglei state in south Sudan in the newest wave of disputes among the tribes of the region, which is preparing to be officially declared independent on coming July 9.
"A dispute over cows between Murle and Nuer tribes has led to killing of eight people at Iyod county in Kwatchdeng area in Jonglei state in south Sudan," Kuol Manyang Juuk, Governor of Jonglei state, told Xinhua Wednesday. "The fighting is still continuing. We have sent police units but they could not deal with the incident as these units lack enough capabilities," he said. He went on saying that "I have asked the government of southern Sudan to assist in ending this dispute, but there is no response until now. I have also called on the members of the state's legislative council and the Sultans to cooperate with the state government to end such disputes which the state has been suffering from since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). "

Deminers make South Sudanese state safer

A two week Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) operation in Jonglei state, South Sudan, saw the destruction of 654 landmines and 1751 UXOs.

By: Tamama Norbert Mansfield NPA South Sudan, humanitarian mine action programme operated in Pibor County, Jonglei state from March 9-24 and disposed 654 anti-personnel landmines, 52 anti-tank mines, 1751 assorted UXOs and 960 small arms.

Jan Ledang, Country Director, NPA-South Sudan Programme said the operation has made the South Sudanese state safer for the people.

Former SPLA veteran and pastor to speak in Grand Rapids about peace referendum of Southern Sudan

Pastor Steven Mathiang, of Bor, Sudan, will speak about his work in establishing Southern Sudan as an independent country, a referendum being considered during the country’s Jan. 9 election.

“If our separation from Northern Sudan is going to stop the unnecessary oppression, exploitation and dehumanization of man by man and bring durable peace both in the north and the south of our nation, then it is worth doing,” Mathiang said via e-mail.

South Sudan resumes Jonglei Canal project

excavator on Jonglei Canal project

Lucy’s mechanical arms rust on a highway of mud, the bed of a canal that was never built now invaded the swamp. It’s been 28 years after the ambush led by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and the Nile waters continue to be at once a source of hope for peace and conflict. 'Lucy' is one of the excavators burned on November 13, 1983, in what historians describe as the beginning of the civil war between the rebels and the army of the south of Khartoum. Today, the metal hooks dangling in the void hundreds of kilometres away from the river: The Jonglei Canal, which was to bring every year, five billion cubic metres of water to camps in northern Sudan and Egypt, was left unfinished.
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Southern Sudan suffers several bouts of deadly violence

A mother and her children who recently fled heavy fighting stand inside a schoolroom that has been transformed into a makeshift camp for displaced persons in the town of Khorfulus, Jonglei state, Southern Sudan. The AP says: Helicopter gunships and tanks have been deployed by Sudan's military near the disputed region of Abyei, a region that could spark renewed conflict between the north and south, a U.S. group said Thursday. Thirteen people died elsewhere in tribal violence