Renewed clashes in Nagero County displace residents
On 6 Oct 2025-Heavy fighting erupted in Nagero County, Western Equatoria State, after forces from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) reportedly attacked a base belonging to the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), forcing civilians to flee into nearby bushes. The shooting started suddenly, and people ran in different directions. Scenes of chaos as […]
Two women shot in ambush on Wau-Tonj road
On 3 Oct, 2025-Two female passengers were seriously wounded, when their commercial vehicle was ambushed by armed men along the road from Wau to Tonj, The attack was carried out by forces loyal to Gen. Bol Wek of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO). The incident follows recent clashes between rival SPLA-IO factions in the […]
Fresh clashes erupt in Morobo as SSPDF, SPLA-IO trade fire
On 22 Sept, 2025- Fresh fighting has erupted in Morobo County, Central Equatoria State between forces of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition SPLA-IO The Clashes erupt when First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and seven other senior SPLM/A-IO on trial Court underway in Juba. Despite […]
Civilians Caught in Crossfire as Government-Opposition Clashes Persist Across Regions
September 2025 – Yei River County, Central Equatoria State On 14 September 2025, at least three civilians—including children and a breastfeeding mother—were seriously wounded in a crossfire incident in Ombaci Boma, Otogo Payam, Yei County. The injuries occurred during an exchange of gunfire between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s […]
NAS-SPLA-IO attack on SSPDF base in Mundri East displaces 30,000
On 24 Sept 2025, an attack on a SSPDF base by a combined force of the National Salvation Front (NAS) rebel group and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO), in Mundri East, displaced the entire population of the Payam and left them without food, medicine, and basic services. Dr. Riek Machar’s and his […]
SPLA-IO forces attack national security base in Kapoeta
On 23 September 2025, Assailants affiliated with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) attacked a National Security Service base in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria. The SPLA-IO wounded five officers before fleeing. The attack comes amid heightened political and security tensions between the army and the SPLA-IO. The group’s leader, First Vice President Riek Machar, has been under […]
Dozens killed in Nasir border clashes
On 20 Sept 2025, the government forces (SSPDF) repelled an attack by opposition fighters and a youth militia, killing at least 48 combatants and 160 others injured,” while government forces sustained five light injuries, in a border town. The clashes erupted in the Burebiey area of Nasir county in Upper Nile state, near the border […]
SPLM-IO declares transitional government ‘illegitimate’
On 15 Sept 2025-The main opposition group in South Sudan’s unity government officially declared the administration “collapsed” and illegitimate, and the indictment of suspension of its leader, First Vice President Riek Machar. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) said the government formed under a 2018 peace deal has been “destroyed” and accused President Salva Kiir’s […]
Fresh clashes displace civilians in Tambura County
On 4 Sept 2025, fighting erupted in Tambura County, Western Equatoria state, between forces of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO), sparking fear and displacement among residents, For the past two days, gunfire has continued in Tambura. People are shocked, and many have fled to the […]
Catholic priest assaulted by soldiers in Rumbek East
On 31 August 2025, a Catholic priest was allegedly assaulted by government soldiers from the Mabor-duong military barracks in Bahr el Naam in Lakes State’s Rumbek East County, while traveling to Thonaduel. The soldiers wrestled him to the ground and struck him on the face, neck, and arms, leaving him injured. Details: Catholic priest assaulted […]