South Sudan's vice president orders ceasefire by his forces, radio

  • 2/10/2023
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JUBA, Shawwal 6, 1437, Jul 11, 2016, SPA -- South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar ordered a ceasefire by his forces on Monday, reciprocating a move made his rival President Salva Kiir who had earlier ordered his SPLA army forces to halt fighting, he told the independent Eye Radio. "The president has declared a unilateral ceasefire, I want to reciprocate the declaration of unilateral ceasefire," he told the radio, saying he had ordered it to come into effect at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT), two hours after the deadline Kiir had set. Monday had witnessed some of the heaviest fighting between the two sides, after clashes erupted on Thursday. --SPA 21:20 LOCAL TIME 18:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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