According to reports, the clashes broke out when forces loyal to Kor attempted to confront an attempt to arrest him by security forces affiliated with the People’s Defense Forces. South Sudan.
No official data has been issued yet about the losses resulting from the clashes, but the Director General of Police called on residents to remain calm and said that matters are under control.
A state of uncertainty prevails about what the coming hours might hold, in light of conflicting news about Kor’s fate.
Dial Deng, who lives in a neighborhood in the southeast of the city, said that residents were surprised on Thursday evening by the sounds of violent fire from the direction of the government district area near the presidential palace, which led to a state of severe panic.
Ding explained to Sky News Arabia, “The situation was normal throughout the day, but the clashes coincided with the usual time for the closing of markets and service institutions and the return of employees to their homes, causing severe confusion, especially with the closure of most of the streets leading to the airport and the city center.”
Kor is considered one of the influential figures in the political and security scene in the state of South Sudan, which has witnessed since its secession from… Sudan In 2011, there were deep internal conflicts.
Tensions have increased in recent weeks against the backdrop of the postponement of the presidential elections and disagreements over major changes he made Salvacare.
The state of South Sudan is suffering from major humanitarian, economic and security crises and civil conflicts that have led to the deaths of about 500,000 people, displaced millions and left poor humanitarian conditions amid sharp political and tribal divisions that have hindered the progress of the nascent state since its separation from Sudan 13 years ago.
Constant disturbances
– 2011: Declaration of the independence of South Sudan and its subsequent separation from Sudan civil war It lasted for about 60 years, during which more than 4 million people were killed and displaced, and resources estimated at about 600 billion dollars were wasted.
– 2013: Two years after independence, a civil war broke out in which several factions participated.
– 2018: After tension and fighting that lasted 5 years, a power-sharing agreement was reached between President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar, which resulted in the formation of a national unity government.
– 2020: Tensions renewed again between the warring factions, leading to the death of tens of thousands and the displacement of more than two million people into Sudanese territory.
– 2022: A new conflict broke out between government forces and rebel forces in the two states of Aali Nile and Jonglei, and the continuation of the conflict has led to heavy civilian casualties.
– September 2024: President Salva Kiir announced the postponement of long-awaited national elections until December 2026, which, according to observers, exacerbated the tension.
– October 3: Akol Kor was dismissed from his position as Director General of the Security Service, weeks after the government announced the postponement of the elections.
