Heavy fighting continues in Yei and other surrounding areas

On 8 12. 2016. Heavy fighting continues in Yei and other surrounding areas, per yesterday Wednesday, armed opposition force claimed they have captured Umbachi from government forces. Umbachi is located roughly 10 miles from Yei close to the border of Democratic Republic of Congo. Many defeated government soldiers per reports have crossed into Congo, while many would have been killed and others have been pursued in the forest. Fighting is still going on between the two opposing forces in the outskirts of Lasu and Yei despite government arsenal power, the regime’s tribal soldiers of President Salva Kiir failed to retake Lasu in the fierce fighting in the past three days.Yei Hospital according to medical sources is whelming out of capacity and has run out of drugs. Many wounded soldiers have been airlifted this afternoon to Juba for further treatment in Juba military and Juba teaching hospitals.