24/09/2025
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
24 September 2025 – Western Equatoria State
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, at approximately 4:00 AM, a joint force of the National Salvation Front (NAS) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) launched an assault on the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) garrison in Kadi’ba County, Mundri area, Western Equatoria State.
According to a joint statement from the two opposition groups, their forces overran the base and seized significant military equipment, including one armored personnel carrier (APC), two 12.7mm heavy machine guns, four PKM machine guns, and seventeen AK-47 rifles, along with assorted ammunition.
The statement further alleged that thirteen SSPDF soldiers were killed during the attack, while others fled. The joint opposition forces claimed to have taken full control of Kadi’ba County following the operation.
Opposition commanders Col. Lam Paul Gabriel (SPLA-IO) and Lt. Col. Kenyi Mogga Lomeling (NAS) described the offensive as a response to what they called “continued harassment and looting” of civilians by government troops in the area. They pledged further operations against SSPDF positions, while urging civilians to avoid traveling in military convoys due to the risk of attacks.
This development signals a significant escalation in Western Equatoria, with the opposition claiming new territorial control in Kadi’ba.