{"id":24535,"date":"2016-04-12T01:11:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T01:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/us-condemns-south-sudan-army-s-attacks-on\/"},"modified":"2016-04-12T01:11:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T01:11:10","slug":"us-condemns-south-sudan-army-s-attacks-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/us-condemns-south-sudan-army-s-attacks-on\/","title":{"rendered":"US condemns South Sudan army&#8217;s attacks on opposition site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{The US also condemned reported opposition attacks on SPLA forces and civilians in the same area.}<\/p>\n<p>The United States said on Monday that it \u201ccondemns\u201d attacks by South Sudan government forces on a site where opposition troops had assembled in accordance with a ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The recent operation by the Sudan People&#8217;s Liberation Army (SPLA) destroyed the designated cantonment area, the State Department said. It did not offer an estimate of casualties.<\/p>\n<p>This action is in clear violation of the permanent ceasefire provisions that apply nationwide and were agreed to by all peace agreement signatories,\u201d added department deputy spokesman Mark Toner.<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan government leaders may regard US condemnation of SPLA actions as a serious matter.<\/p>\n<p>Washington ranks as by far the largest source of assistance to a country that came into being five years ago largely as a result of persistent US efforts to ensure a peaceful divorce of Khartoum and Juba.<\/p>\n<p>But the US did take an even-handed approach in Monday&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<p>It condemned reported opposition attacks on SPLA forces and civilians in the same area. Such actions also constitute a violation of ceasefire provisions, the State Department said.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesman Toner urged all combatants in South Sudan&#8217;s civil war to provide access to a neutral monitoring unit tasked with investigating incidents of this kind.<\/p>\n<p>Disputes should be settled through dialogue, the State Department said, observing: \u201cThere is no military solution to the conflicts in South Sudan.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-11580 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/666189-01-02.jpg\" alt=\"A Sudan People&#039;s Liberation Army-in opposition (SPLA-io) soldier is seen at a containment site in the south Sudanese capital, Juba, on April 7, 2016. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{The US also condemned reported opposition attacks on SPLA forces and civilians in the same area.} The United States said on Monday that it \u201ccondemns\u201d attacks by South Sudan government forces on a site where opposition troops had assembled in accordance with a ceasefire agreement. 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