[South Sudan] Strategic developments: Change to group/activity

Change to armed group: On 4 April 2025, Brigadier General Adnan Alex Boboya, a senior opposition official, announced his defection from the SPLM/A-IO to the SSPDF in Yei (location coded to Yei, the Yei County headquarters in Upper Nile State). Colonel Goch Deng Yak, SSPDF's Commander of Special Operations Forces in Yei and Morobo counties, confirmed the defection.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-04

Country

South Sudan

Event type

strategic

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