Under the auspices of GIS Director of Intelligence, military opponent of Salva Kiir signs an important agreement in Port Sudan

The Citizen

One of the most prominent political and military opposition factions in South Sudan signed a peace agreement with the government of Salva Kiir Mayardit, under the auspices of the Director of the General Intelligence Service in Sudan, Lieutenant General Ahmed Ibrahim Mufaddal.
The agreement, which was signed on Sunday and whose consultations took place in the administrative capital of Port Sudan in the Red Sea State, brought together representatives of the People’s Movement in Opposition, the (Keit Gwang) faction led by the movement’s leader, General Simon Gatwech Dual, while the government of President Salva Kiir was represented by the Director of the Internal Security Service, Lieutenant General Akec Tong Aleu, and the head of military intelligence, Lieutenant General Garang Stephen Marshall.
The agreement includes, among other provisions, the implementation of security arrangements between the two parties, the integration of the forces that defected from the (Sudan Liberation Movement in Opposition – Keit Gwang faction) into the official army of South Sudan, and ensuring the faction’s participation in power.
Lieutenant General Ahmed Ibrahim Mufaddal, who was in the middle of the platform of the signatories to the agreement, described it as “historic,” adding that they were able to reach an agreement between the government of South Sudan and the opposition People’s Movement, the “Kot Guang” faction, after a second and final round of consultations supervised by the General Intelligence Service under the close sponsorship and follow-up of Head of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.
Mufaddal pointed out that despite the existential war conditions it is waging, Sudan has remained and will remain interested in the stability and security of the south, “because the stability of South Sudan means the stability of Sudan.”
In January 2022, the parties in the state of South Sudan signed a peace agreement in Khartoum under the sponsorship of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, putting an end to a devastating war that broke out in the Upper Nile and whose flames almost spread and swept through the state of the south. Observers described the Khartoum agreement at the time as “the peace of the brave.”

The Director of the General Intelligence Service, Lieutenant General Mufaddal, said that “Sudan has put its expertise and capabilities to help the brothers in South Sudan, as an extension of its brotherly roles and a sense of responsibility to end wars and disputes, and as a supporter and sponsor in order to reach lasting peace.

He praised the two parties for responding to the call for peace and signing the agreement, noting that signing the agreement will open the door to security stability in all border areas between the two countries, especially the Lou Nuer region, “because the “Kit Gawang” faction is one of the influential factions in the region, and its joining the peace bandwagon will be an incentive for others to abandon the option of war in South Sudan.”
The Director of the General Intelligence Service reiterated his confirmation that Sudan, led by Burhan, will continue to strongly support the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, and asked all parties to implement what was agreed upon because “it means more stability and progress for the state of South Sudan.”
For his part, the leader of the People’s Movement in Opposition, the (Kiit Guang) faction, General Simon Gatwech Dual, confirmed after signing the peace agreement with the government of South Sudan, his determination to move forward and said: “We are not going backwards.. We are going forward,” and indicated that his movement is nationalistic and seeks peace in all parts of South Sudan. Simon pointed out in condemnation to the crimes committed by the Rapid Support Militia in Sudan, and dragging some of the people of South Sudan into the fire of war, and said:
“The Rapid Support caused us the worst thing.. I am with Salva Kiir together. I am with Burhan together.”
Meanwhile, the Director of the Internal Security Service in South Sudan, Lieutenant General Akec Tong Aleu, expressed his happiness at signing the peace agreement with General Simon Garowe, and praised the Sudanese government and the General Intelligence Service that supervised the consultations leading up to the signing, and said, “We will abide by the agreement that we signed under the supervision of the Sudanese government and the supervision of the General Intelligence Service.”