The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is the military force of the Republic of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as …

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM; Arabic: الحركة الشعبية لتحرير السودان, Al-Ḥarakat ash-Shaʿbiyyat liTaḥrīr as-Sūdān) is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as the …

South Sudan has embarked on a program to transform the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), the country’s preindependence guerrilla army, into a professional, conventional force …

Feb 27, 2025 · An alarming surge of violence in South Sudan’s Nasir County, ... The army has denied reports that it planned to disarm the youth and accused the SPLA/IO of inciting young …

5 days ago · Clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), the state’s official military force, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLA/IO), …

Feb 13, 2025 · The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) accused the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) on Thursday of using the dismantling of …

4 days ago · South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South …

12 hours ago · As tensions rise in South Sudan over the conflict in Nasir in Upper Nile, in the east of the country, First Vice President Dr Riek Machar may also be considering how this could …

On Thursday, May 16th, 2024 – As we reflect the historic achievement of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and Movement (SPLA/SPLM) in the Pan African revolutionary struggles for …

Feb 10, 2025 · The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) on Monday accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) of impeding efforts to remove illegal …