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Lam Akol's forces under attack in Upper Nile

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1.      On 4.1.2017. Hamra(Malakal). Lam Akol’s forces say under attack in Upper Nile.The National Democratic Movement led by Lam Akol said that its forces came under attack by Aguelek forces allied to Gen. Johnson Olony at Hamra area in the northeast of South Sudan’s Upper Nile on Tuesday.The newly formed group said in a statement seen by Radio Tamazuj yesterday that Olony’s forces attacked their forces at Hamra area, but they were repulsed.The armed movement claimed that it inflicted heavy losses on the attackers during clashes. The statement accused the incumbent First Vice President Taban Deng Gai of ordering the attack.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 23:30
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