National Salvation Front (South Sudan)

The National Salvation Front (NAS), is a South Sudanese militant group fighting against the government around South Sudan in Central and Western Equatoria State.[1][2]

National Salvation Front
Participant in the Ethnic violence in South Sudan
ActiveMarch 2017
LeadersGen. Thomas Cirillo
Area of operationsEquatoria
Size-
Allies-
Opponent(s) Government of South Sudan
Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition

On November 25th 2017, Major Gen. Lawrence Amitayo Legge, the Operations Commander for the SPLM-IO Western Mundri Command announced his resignation of the SPLM-IO army with his officers to join NAS under the leader of Gen. Thomas Cirillo.

NAS was not a party to the Revitalized Agreement in South Sudan and thus continues to engage in fighting despite the ceasefire mostly holding in the rest of the country.[2][3] There was, however, a minor faction of NAS that split from Cirillo's forces and signed the Agreement.[4]

On 2 February 2019 NAS soldiers claimed to have repulsed SSPDF from Senema village near border with Democratic Republic of Congo.[5]

References
  1. "National Salvation Front (NAS/NSF) - South Sudan | Terrorist Groups | TRAC". www.trackingterrorism.org. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. Guterres, António (11 December 2019). "Situation in South Sudan Report of the Secretary-General" (PDF). United Nations.
  3. "UPDATE 2-IOM suspends some Ebola screening after 3 aid workers killed in South Sudan". Reuters. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. "South Sudan opposition groups suspends outcome of Gen. Peter Gatdet's election as SSOA Chairman". Nyamilepedia. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. "South Sudan rebels say fully controlling positions despite attacks". 2 February 2019.


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