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Army kills rebel chief in South Sudan

Army kills rebel chief in South Sudan

South Sudan's most wanted rebel leader, George Athor, has been killed in a clash with the military, officials from the newly independent country said Tuesday. Athor had formed an anti-government militia after defecting from the army in 2010.

By News Wires (text)
 

AP - South Sudan’s vice president says that the most dangerous rebel leader in his country has been killed.

Vice President Riek Machar said Tuesday that George Athor was killed by South Sudan’s military on Monday.

Athor defected from his position in the southern army - known as the SPLA - in 2010 to run for governor in Jonglei state.

After losing the vote, Athor launched a revolt against the southern government along with an unknown number of his troops.

Clashes between Athor’s men and the SPLA resulted have resulted in hundreds killed over the last year.

Athor is a former deputy chief of staff in the army. His revolt represented a significant security threat to South Sudan, which broke off from Sudan in July to form the world’s newest country.
 

Date created : 20/12/2011 
Comments (1)

may God rest his oul in peace

by deng dut (not verified) - 21/12/2011 - 03:12

i really dejected his death i wish that he would have coply to the dilogue ,he fought for the freedom therefore he should have lived to enjoy the peace that he gave his youth days for

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