South Sudan orders withdrawal of humanitarian agencies from Mayendit

[Disir]

March 4, 2017 (JUBA)- South Sudanese government has ordered the withdrawal of the humanitarian organisations from the famine-hit area of Mayendit in the Unity region in preparation for a major military campaign, sparking fears.

A South Sudanese military intelligence officer told Sudan Tribune on Saturday that the decision of the government aims to ensure the safety of the humanitarian organisations because the areas in which they operate currently needs to be cleared of the armed opposition groups allied to the former First Vice-President Riek Machar.

“The objective of these directives is not to deny the civil population relief assistance. It is to create a safe environment for their operations because these organisations operate in areas which are not safe for them,” a military source said Saturday.

“They are the areas in which rebels of Riek Machar have been causing havoc. And so these areas need to be cleared. So these rebels need to be flushed out and this is what we are doing now in Lou Nuer and areas in the greater unity,” he added.
South Sudan orders withdrawal of humanitarian agencies from Mayendit - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan

And yet the Famine Early Warning Systems Network failed as there has only been recent intervention.........

 

[Unkotare]

Somebody wants to starve their opponents to death while they have the chance...

 

[RodISHI]

March 4, 2017 (JUBA)- South Sudanese government has ordered the withdrawal of the humanitarian organisations from the famine-hit area of Mayendit in the Unity region in preparation for a major military campaign, sparking fears.

A South Sudanese military intelligence officer told Sudan Tribune on Saturday that the decision of the government aims to ensure the safety of the humanitarian organisations because the areas in which they operate currently needs to be cleared of the armed opposition groups allied to the former First Vice-President Riek Machar.

“The objective of these directives is not to deny the civil population relief assistance. It is to create a safe environment for their operations because these organisations operate in areas which are not safe for them,” a military source said Saturday.

“They are the areas in which rebels of Riek Machar have been causing havoc. And so these areas need to be cleared. So these rebels need to be flushed out and this is what we are doing now in Lou Nuer and areas in the greater unity,” he added.
South Sudan orders withdrawal of humanitarian agencies from Mayendit - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan

And yet the Famine Early Warning Systems Network failed as there has only been recent intervention.........

The South Sudanese (mainly Christian) have been being slaughtered by the Northern Islamist and they have no other choice if they are going to survive the onslaught to take them over.