General's arrest violates South Sudan peace deal, opposition says
The arrest of an army general from South Sudan's main opposition is a "grave violation" of the peace deal that ended a five-year civil war, an opposition spokesperson has told the BBC. Gen Gabriel Duop Lam was arrested earlier this week, along with other senior officials of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
South Sudan arrests key Machar allies as tensions rise
Spokespersons for Machar’s SPLM-IO party condemned the crackdown, calling it a violation of the peace agreement. They also raised concerns about growing military deployment around Machar’s home, warning that the situation could reignite conflict.
Army surrounds South Sudan vice president’s home as his allies are arrested
South Sudanese soldiers have surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to him overran an army base.
South Sudan detains oil minister and several military officials, says vice president's spokesman
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice President Riek Machar, a vice presidential spokesperson said, potentially jeopardising a peace deal that ended the civil war.
Peace deal threatened: South Sudan's oil minister and opposition general arrested
South Sudan's top oil and gas official has been arrested at home amid concerns that a peace deal struck in 2018 by long time rivals President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar is in danger of unravelling.
South Sudan: Minister and general arrested in crackdown
Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol and General Doup Lam have been arrested, and Vice President Riek Machar's residence surrounded, as troops loyal to South Sudan's President Salva Kiir conduct an apparent crackdown.
South Sudan detains oil minister and military officials in threat to peace deal
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice President Riek Machar, Machar's spokesperson said on Wednesday, jeopardising a peace deal that ended a five-year civil war.
Opposition arrests spark fears over South Sudan peace deal
Security forces in South Sudan have arrested the oil minister and an army general, who are senior members of the main opposition, sparking concerns that the peace deal that ended the civil war may be under threat.
Arrests Jeopardize South Sudan's Fragile Peace
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice President Riek Machar, threatening a delicate peace deal. This follows recent clashes in Nasir,
South Sudan's Peacebuilding Minister Arrested, Vice Presidency Says
South Sudanese forces have arrested the peacebuilding minister, a spokesman for Vice President Riek Machar said on Thursday, in the latest blow to the country's fragile peace process after the arrests of other senior officials allied with Machar.
Another South Sudan minister arrested in escalation of standoff
NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudanese forces loyal to President Salva Kiir continued to round up allies of First Vice President Riek Machar on Thursday, arresting the peacebuilding minister in an escalation of a dispute church leaders warned could lead to a new civil war.
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Western embassies alarmed by violence in Upper Nile
The arrests come amid rising tensions after the White Army, a local armed youth group, captured a South Sudan People’s ...
Army surrounds South Sudan's vice president's home as his allies are arrested
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudanese soldiers surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital on Wednesday and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to him ...