FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's ousted army chief Paul Malong addresses the media after returning to the South Sudan's capital of Juba, May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ReutersJUBA (Reuters) - The South Sudanese government on Monday declared army chief of staff General Paul Malong a rebel and accused him of being behind a series of attacks last week. South Sudan, which became the world's newest country after splitting from Sudan in 2011, plunged into war in late 2013 after Kiir sacked his deputy, Riek Machar. Kiir's spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said Malong was ordering his commanders in South Sudan to attack the government. "Malong is a former chief of staff of the army but in accordance with the tape, he's a rebel.

Source: Ethiopian News January 08, 2018 14:37 UTC