2025-03-5 721af761fcb86c87d9b034879ccb8f50238486c8 /feed/2025/03/5/security-forces-in-south-sudan-arrest-puot-kang-chol-the-minister-of-petroleum-and-an-army-general-who-are-senior-membe Security forces in South Sudan arrest Puot Kang Chol the minister of petroleum and an army general, who are senior members of the main opposition and South Sudanese army troops surrounded Riek Machar house overnight before they withdraw later.All other senior military officials allied with Machar have been placed under house arrest. 1741202645 2025-03-5 ccc019a4f46bde0ecae4e2af982b6e123c82ab90 6 Puot Kang Chol 14 /wiki/puot%20kang%20chol Riek Machar 239 /wiki/riek%20machar South Sudan 2 /wiki/south%20sudan South Sudanese Civil War 1 /wiki/south%20sudanese%20civil%20war army 116 /wiki/south%20sudan%20people's%20defence%20forces minister of petroleum and mining 71 /wiki/ministry%20of%20petroleum%20and%20mining opposition 37 /wiki/sudan%20people's%20liberation%20movement-in-opposition vice president 172 /wiki/vice%20president%20of%20south%20sudan Puot Kang Chol Riek Machar South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War army minister of petroleum and mining opposition vice president South Sudanese Civil War 2021-07-9 7626967743680d0e7173a6f1bd7fab5d1e1af8fa /feed/2021/07/9/president-salva-kiir-mayardit-promises-peace-on-independence-day-and-offers-peace-to-opponent-riek-machar-a-civil-war-w President Salva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and offers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war was fought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences sparked an armed conflict that killed more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis said he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved. 1625879177 2021-07-9 19de92af8e1e7752b18a7e16922c9071f64a83cb 64 Riek Machar South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War 3 /feed/2021/07/9/president-salva-kiir-mayardit-promises-peace-on-independence-day-and-also-offers-peace-to-opponent-riek-machar-a-civil President Salva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and also offers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war has been fought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences contributed to an armed conflict that has killed more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis said that he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved. 2020-08-12 98594fcc10c4c220dc357aba59a2f7c5feaf758e /feed/2020/08/12/clashes-between-armed-civilians-and-soldiers-in-tonj-south-sudan-during-a-disarmament-exercise-leave-127-dead-since-sa Clashes between armed civilians and soldiers in Tonj, South Sudan, during a disarmament exercise leave 127 dead since Saturday, an army spokesman says Wednesday. A total of 45 of those killed were part of the security forces while the rest were youths from the area. 1597244632 2020-08-12 2181b2bb0e621b784a8b16a33cee7d777d2d6645 /feed/2020/08/12/clashes-between-armed-civilians-and-soldiers-in-tonj-during-a-disarmament-exercise-leave-127-dead-since-saturday-an-arm Clashes between armed civilians and soldiers in Tonj during a disarmament exercise leave 127 dead since Saturday, an army spokesman says Wednesday. A total of 45 of those killed were part of the security forces while the rest were youths from the area. 1597237438 2020-08-12 d6c20a10cd27c686473a0be8bb4f502c36fd797a 4 South Sudan army 2 /feed/2020/08/12/clashes-between-armed-civilians-and-soldiers-in-tonj-warrap-south-sudan-during-a-disarmament-exercise-leave-127-dead Clashes between armed civilians and soldiers in Tonj, Warrap, South Sudan, during a disarmament exercise leave 127 dead since Saturday, an army spokesman says. A total of 45 of those killed were part of the security forces while the rest were youths from the area. 2020-02-20 8f4fd638c3af3cc1fc66fc46b435c727721bd5c3 18 Riek Machar South Sudanese Civil War opposition 3 /feed/2020/02/20/south-sudanese-president-salva-kiir-mayardit-and-splm-io-leader-riek-machar-agree-to-form-a-unity-government-by-saturday South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit and SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar agree to form a unity government by Saturday, in a major step to end the South Sudanese Civil War. 2020-02-16 150953289006297dc192dc77abd67ecd52351c17 /feed/2020/02/16/splm-io-leader-and-former-vice-president-riek-machar-rejects-a-peace-proposal-by-president-salva-kiir-mayardit-particul SPLM-IO leader and former Vice President Riek Machar rejects a peace proposal by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, particularly the part calling to reduce the number of states from 32 to 10. 1581901388 2020-02-16 f2ec3ff18040e8cd8106fd56cb0d066107d7a1c9 1 Riek Machar South Sudanese Civil War opposition vice president 4 /feed/2020/02/16/splm-io-leader-and-former-vice-president-riek-machar-rejects-a-peace-proposal-by-president-salva-kiir-mayardit-while-ma SPLM-IO leader and former Vice President Riek Machar rejects a peace proposal by President Salva Kiir Mayardit. While Machar welcomes the provision to reduce the number of states from 32 to 10, he opposes the creation of three administrative areas. 2017-04-15 2e39c2b2f79d2edbf052b60cbdc23a70a87465b7 3 South Sudanese Civil War opposition 2 /feed/2017/04/15/at-least-16-people-are-killed-amid-fresh-fighting-in-raga-according-to-a-splm-io-spokesperson-the-united-nations-offic At least 16 people are killed amid fresh fighting in Raga, according to a SPLM-IO spokesperson. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that over 60 humanitarian aid workers were forced to flee. 2016-08-2 f4450a61f8cbd51e97c1fda929a2bd176297ba8b 9 Riek Machar opposition 2 /feed/2016/08/2/south-sudan-president-salva-kiir-fires-six-ministers-allied-to-his-long-time-rival-riek-machar-replacing-them-with-peop South Sudan President Salva Kiir fires six ministers allied to his long-time rival Riek Machar, replacing them with people linked to a breakaway faction of Machar's SPLM-IO party. 2016-07-9 9ec81b4df3df14fef9327a9cdfb17200d08be8a6 3 South Sudanese Civil War opposition 2 /feed/2016/07/9/according-to-a-military-spokesman-of-the-rebel-splm-io-at-least-115-soldiers-between-the-two-rival-sudan-people-s-liber According to a military spokesman of the rebel SPLM-IO, at least 115 soldiers between the two rival Sudan People's Liberation Army factions are killed in clashes in the capital, Juba. 2016-04-7 bb512653f7e2387662cea01ad6e6725a77e57890 15 Riek Machar South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War 3 /feed/2016/04/7/former-vice-president-and-opposition-leader-riek-machar-says-he-will-return-to-the-capital-juba-on-april-18-to-form-a-tr Former Vice President and opposition leader Riek Machar says he will return to the capital Juba on April 18 to form a transitional government with President Salva Kiir Mayardit in the hopes of bringing peace to South Sudan after their acrimonious split ignited more than two years of war. 2016-03-11 6a38fd21491744bc04d815991d2c1ca2bfd25f59 9 South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War 2 /feed/2016/03/11/a-new-united-nations-report-on-south-sudan-describes-one-of-the-most-horrendous-human-rights-situations-in-the-world-in A new United Nations report on South Sudan describes one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world, in particular by Government forces, including use of rape as a widespread weapon of war and recommends the U.N. Security Council consider imposing a comprehensive arms embargo on South Sudan and referring the matter to the International Criminal Court. 2015-08-19 c2c561c4745bf4474f51c921ae03ce74b9b0091e 5 South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War 2 /feed/2015/08/19/fighting-resumes-in-south-sudan-after-the-failure-to-reach-a-deal-between-tribes-loyal-to-the-president-and-tribes-loyal Fighting resumes in South Sudan after the failure to reach a deal between tribes loyal to the president and tribes loyal to the former vice-president. /feed/2025/03/5/security-forces-in-south-sudan-arrest-puot-kang-chol-a-senior-member-of-the-the-parliamentary-opposition-minister-of-p BBC News 5 a0b426910ffb8457be94c900e7ad7f74b6151472 3 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrnydyy763o 2025 Reuters 5 bde760910651111ff05f519878ab3aac5f10f031 3 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-sudan-detains-oil-minister-several-military-officials-says-vice-presidents-2025-03-05/ 2025 Security forces in South Sudan arrest Puot Kang Chol, a senior member of the the parliamentary opposition, minister of petroleum and mining, and army general, as well as multiple other opposition-aligned military officers. South Sudanese soldiers also surround vice president Riek Machar's house overnight before later withdrawing.