{"id":189707,"date":"2011-12-20T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/south-sudan-forces-say-rebel-leader-killed\/"},"modified":"2011-12-20T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T23:30:00","slug":"south-sudan-forces-say-rebel-leader-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/south-sudan-forces-say-rebel-leader-killed","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan forces say &#8216;rebel leader killed&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } --> <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" lang=\"en\">Rebel leader George Athor was killed during clashes with soldiers from the Sudan People&#8217;s Liberation Army (SPLA) announced Riek Machar, the Vice-President of South Sudan on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" lang=\"en\">In a statement he said that Athor was killed during a clash with border patrols of the South Sudanese Army when he tried to enter South Sudan on a trip back from the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" lang=\"en\">One SPLA soldier was reported killed and another injured.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" lang=\"en\">George Athor left the SPLA in 2010, accusing the SPLM of rigging elections after he lost elections in Jonglei state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" lang=\"en\">He formed a rebellion against the Government of South Sudan and pledged in November to continue to fight them after their truce collapsed.<!--break--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebel leader George Athor was killed during clashes with soldiers from the Sudan People&#8217;s Liberation Army (SPLA) announced Riek Machar, the Vice-President of South Sudan on Tuesday. 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