South Sudan: army collects 592 arms in Central Equatoria by disarmament operations
Southern Sudan army said today that disarmament operations are taking place since four days ago in Central Equatoria state where some 592 gun are collected till now.
The region witnessed recently bloody tribal clashes between the Mundari ethnic group in Central Equatoria and Dinka ethnic group from Jonglei and Lacks states. Only from October to November this year over two hundred people were killed during tribal clashes involving Mundari youth.
Since December 12, Sudan People’s Liberation Army forces from “the 7th Infantry Brigade of the SPLA 2nd Infantry Division deployed in Greater Equatoria, are now operating in Terkeka County” said a press statement put out by the SPLA spokesperson Maj. Gen. Kuol Deim Kuol.