An armed rebel group the South Sudanese Liberation Army (SSLA) has said they captured the town of Mayom in the oil rich Unity State and were poised to attack Warap. The SSLA has said they will liberate the people of South Sudan from corruption and poverty.
South Sudanese government sources claim that there is no threat and the SSLA is not in control of Mayom. Military leaders in South Sudan also claim there is no significan security threat to Mayom.
The SSLA has given NGO and aid workers three days to leave Warap, their reported next target.
It will be interesting to see if the SSLA are able to hold up their threat. Further, it will be important to see if the South Sudanese government and military is actually aware and in control of their own state.
It will be curious to see how groups such as the SSLA will effect the economic and political development of South Sudan.
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Stephen Phelps
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