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Over 150 killed in clashes between goverment troops, opposition in South Sudan

Other News Materials 23 August 2016 22:22 (UTC +04:00)
At least 153 people were killed during Friday clashes between government troops and opposition forces in the South Sudanese province of Jonglei
Over 150 killed in clashes between goverment troops, opposition in South Sudan

At least 153 people were killed during Friday clashes between government troops and opposition forces in the South Sudanese province of Jonglei, an army spokesman said Tuesday, Sputnik International reported.

"The SPLA-IO [Sudan People's Liberation Army-In-Opposition] forces and some anti-peace elements attacked our forces on Friday but the SPLA forces managed to repulse them. Some 153 people died and we recovered 161 light and heavy weapons from the attackers," Lul Ruai Koang was quoted as saying by the Xinhua news agency.

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