SPLA-IO claims recapture of Fangak County headquarters

On 10 June,2025- Clashes between the SPLA-IO and the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) erupted in the early hours of Tuesday. heavy fighting erupted and continued into the afternoon, with SPLA-IO forces gaining control of the area also known as “Phom” by 11:00 a.m. “The fighting started early in the morning, and the SPLA-IO forces came from the direction of Malakal and Old Fangak,” members of the local Gawaar White Army — a group of armed Nuer youth — had joined the SPLA-IO.