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At least 290 civilians have been forcefully recruited by government forces

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 On 3.11.2016. Mayom. At least 290 civilians have been forcefully recruited by government forces in a four days exercise carried out in South Sudan’s Mayom county multiple sources and eyewitnesses told Sudan Tribune in series of interviews.Those who carried out the recruitment reportedly targetted the youth. Peter Magai, one of the new recruits said he was forcefully taken from his home in Mankien on Wednesday and ended up in a cargo plane to Juba for training. He claimed the armed oppositoon members who have joined President Salva Kiir’s camp ochestrated the recruitments in the oil-rich region. "It was on Wednesday morning when uniformed soldiers came and rounded us in Mankien in our rooms and ordered us to immediately closedown shops,” said Mag

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Friday, November 4, 2016 - 08:45
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