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Senior official of SPLA/M-IO Brig Lul Ruai Koang announced his defection from Machar's forces and the formation of his own faction with membership of the Lou-Nuer White Army. The new rebel group is known as the South Sudan Resistance Movement/Army (SSRM/A). The main objective of the group is to establish a separate state for Greater Akobo counties of Lou Nuer. Officials in greater Akobo counties have dismissed claims of Lou Nuer's White Army defection, stating that the whole Lou Nuer territory and forces remain under the leadership of Machar. |
