{"id":7518,"date":"2026-03-06T12:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/?p=7518"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:25:06","slug":"weekly-news-6-march-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/weekly-news-6-march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News \u2013 6 March"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>South Sudan: SSPDF Regrets Civilian Killings in Ayod, Vows to Punish Perpetrators<\/h3>\n<p><strong>March 4, 2026 &#8211; The Tower Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SSPDF expressed regret over civilian killings in Ayod County during an operation against suspected bandits. The military described the incident as &#8220;unfortunate&#8221; and vowed to bring those responsible to justice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetowerpost.com\/2026\/03\/04\/south-sudan-sspdf-regrets-civilian-killings-in-ayod-vows-to-punish-perpetrators\/\" class=\"read-button\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Le Soudan du Sud s\u2019enfonce dans une guerre civile qui ne dit pas son nom<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4 mars 2026 &#8211; Le Monde<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deux massacres \u00e0 caract\u00e8re ethnique ont fait pr\u00e8s de 200 morts au Soudan du Sud fin f\u00e9vrier. Les victimes, Dinka et Nuer, sont tu\u00e9es sur fond de rivalit\u00e9 persistante entre le pr\u00e9sident Salva Kiir et son rival Riek Machar, emprisonn\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2026\/03\/04\/le-soudan-du-sud-s-enfonce-dans-une-guerre-civile-qui-ne-dit-pas-son-nom_6669551_3212.html\" class=\"read-button\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>UN convoy ambushed on Jonglei-Pibor border<\/h3>\n<p><strong>March 3, 2026 &#8211; Radio Tamazuj<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UNMISS condemned an ambush by unidentified armed men on a peacekeeping convoy traveling from Akobo to Pibor. The mission stated that the convoy was stopped at an unauthorized roadblock and later came under fire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotamazuj.org\/en\/news\/article\/un-peacekeeping-convoy-attacked-on-jonglei-pibor-https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/nearly-170-people-killed-in-attack-in-south-sudans-ruweng-officials-saysborder\" class=\"read-button\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Nearly 170 people killed in attack in South Sudan\u2019s Ruweng, officials say<\/h3>\n<p><strong>March 3, 2026 &#8211; Al-Jazeera<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local officials reported that at least 169 people were killed when armed youths from Unity State attacked Abiemnhom County. Separately, MSF stated that 26 humanitarian workers are missing following violence in Jonglei state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/nearly-170-people-killed-in-attack-in-south-sudans-ruweng-officials-says\" class=\"read-button\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>U.S. slams South Sudan over \u2018broken promises,\u2019 warns of consequences<\/h3>\n<p><strong>March 2, 2026 &#8211; Sudans Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The United States issued a sharp rebuke to South Sudan&#8217;s transitional government, accusing it of betraying its citizens and undermining the 2018 peace agreement. Washington warned of consequences over political repression and financial mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sudanspost.com\/u-s-slams-south-sudan-over-broken-promises-warns-of-consequences\/\" class=\"read-button\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Sudan: SSPDF Regrets Civilian Killings in Ayod, Vows to Punish Perpetrators March 4, 2026 &#8211; The Tower Post The SSPDF expressed regret over civilian killings in Ayod County during an operation against suspected bandits. The military described the incident as &#8220;unfortunate&#8221; and vowed to bring those responsible to justice. 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