SSPDF orders Red Belt vigilantes to join national army

SSPDF orders Red Belt group to integrate into army - Radio Tamazuj

South Sudan’s military chief has ordered an armed group in Jonglei State to integrate into the national army or face forcible disarmament, a move that observers warn could undermine the country’s fragile security. Two orders, issued Sunday by Gen. Paul Nang Majok, target the Red Belt Movement in Bor County and armed youth in Warrap State. A third directive commands forces from the main opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Oppo…

SSPDF orders Red Belt vigilantes to join national army

The Chief of Defence Forces of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) has ordered the Jonglei-based Red Belt vigilante group to join the national army. Red Belt, a controversial vigilante group operating in Bor town, has recently been accused of a deadly attack on security forces in the state capital that left several people dead, state officials say. Several Jonglei officials, including Bor County Commissioner Samuel Ateny Pech, have d…