31/07/2025
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โBy: ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ
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โ -- They refused to surrender even when knowing that they were outnumbered with men and artillery
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โKajo Keji County, South Sudan โ July 2025
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โIn the quiet woodlands of Nyainga-Muda, just along the tense border with Uganda, a story of unparalleled courage unfolded โ one that may never be captured in headlines or commemorated in parades, but deserves to be etched into the soul of South Sudanโs national memory.
โIt was not a defeat, as some in government and media are quick to label it.
โIt was a stand โ deliberate, disciplined, and defiant.
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โA Sudden Storm
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โOn what began as a routine patrol shift, a small detachment of fewer than 20 South Sudanese border soldiers, armed with nothing more than standard AK-47 rifles and minimal supplies, found themselves in the crosshairs of a massive and unprovoked assault by the Uganda Peopleโs Defence Forces (UPDF). According to field sources, the UPDF rolled in with heavy artillery, armored personnel carriers, and tactical support, launching a coordinated surprise attack under the cover of early morning mist.
โOutgunned. Outnumbered. Surrounded.
โBut not broken.
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โDuty Over Fear
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โRather than retreat or surrender, the SSPDF soldiers did what few expected: they held their ground. With discipline and determination, they returned fire, using knowledge of the terrain, courage, and instinct honed from years of hardship. For hours, they resisted โ not to win a battle that was tactically lost from the start, but to send a message:
โSouth Sudanโs soil will not be taken without resistance.
โThey were not ordered to become martyrs. They simply chose not to be cowards.
โTheir sacrifice delayed the UPDFโs advance, allowing civilians to flee to safety and alerting military headquarters in Bilpam to mobilize reinforcements. Many of them fell in silence, their names not yet known to the wider public, but their bravery spoken of in hushed reverence by locals and comrades alike.
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โThe Real Enemy: Politics in Uniforms
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โYet as these heroes lay bloodied in the bush, a new type of battlefield emerged โ not one of bullets and maps, but of microphones, hashtags, and hollow outrage.
โSuddenly, politicians, many of whom have never shouldered a rifle or stood post in the rain, rushed to make statements. To posture. To blame.
โThey criticized the army from air-conditioned offices.
โThey measured military strategy against political gain.
โThey forgot that sacrifice has no press release.
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โThis Is the Army, Not Parliament
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โThe soldiers in Kajo Keji didn't have talking points. They had rifles.
โThey didnโt wear suits. They wore scars.
โThey didnโt seek applause. They gave their lives.
โTheir oath wasnโt to a political party. It was to South Sudan.
โLet this stand as a reminder:
โWar is not a trending topic.
โThe army is not your campaign podium.
โThe border is not for bargaining.
โTo those in government who now use this tragedy to polish political portfolios:
โYou dishonor the fallen.
โYou were not there. You do not get to write the ending.
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โThe Story Isnโt Over
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โKajo Keji remains tense. Civilians remain displaced. And Ugandaโs intentions, according to insiders, may go beyond mere border scuffles โ with land, timber, and resources at stake. But if one thing is clear, it's this:
โSouth Sudanese soldiers may bleed โ but they do not break.
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โNot in the face of artillery. Not in the shadow of betrayal.
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โAnd if the government wonโt stand behind them, the people surely will.
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โWritten in honor of the brave sons of South Sudan who stood when others would have run.
โTheir silence echoes louder than any speech.
