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South Sudan: two soldiers wounded in attack in Mundri

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Two South Sudanese armed forces soldiers were wounded by gunfire in an attack on the Bari military outpost in Mundri West County. The army says it repelled the SPLA-IO attackers and still controls the position, while the opposition claims to have captured it, Eye Radio reports.

Two soldiers of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces were wounded by gunfire during an early-morning attack on a military outpost in Mundri West, Western Equatoria State, according to army spokesperson Major General Lul Ruai. The attack targeted the Bari outpost in Kotobi Payam.

Government forces repelled the attackers and retained control of the position, Lul Ruai told Eye Radio. He attributed the operation to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition, a South Sudanese rebel group also known as the SPLA-IO.

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