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South Sudan rebel Oloni 'may take up arms again' Ugandan army confirms it will leave South Sudan
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A major rebel leader in South Sudan has told the BBC he may have to take up arms again, despite the signing of a peace agreement six weeks ago. Ugandan troops will start leaving South Sudan by the end of this week, according to the head of the Ugandan force in the country.
Gen Johnson Oloni said the government was undermining the deal with attacks on civilians and a plan to re-draw state boundaries in the country. This was a key rebel demand during drawn-out talks which led to a peace deal in August. All foreign forces were meant to have left by 10 October.
Tens of thousands of people have died and millions have been displaced since the civil war began in 2013. Meanwhile, a rebel leader has told the BBC the deal is unlikely to work and said he may take up arms again.
South Sudan gained independence from neighbouring Sudan four years ago. Tens of thousands of people have died since the civil war began in 2013.
'Naked power-grab' Uganda has not revealed how many troops it has in South Sudan supporting the government.
Gen Oloni told the BBC the peace deal was unlikely to work. But they are stationed in three bases: The international airport in Juba; in Nesitu just south of the capital and at their biggest base in the town of Bor, which is hosting some 3,500 soldiers.
He said he was incensed at what he saw as the wrongful occupation of his tribe's land by government forces. The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Uganda says that a neutral regional force is meant to step in once Uganda withdraws but it is not clear when that will happen.
He also said he was angered by a plan - announced earlier this month by President Salva Kiir - to turn South Sudan's 10 states into 28. Senior rebel leader Gen Johnson Oloni said he might resume fighting because of President Salva Kiir's recent decree creating 18 new states.
Gen Oloni portrayed the move as a naked power-grab, the BBC's Tim Franks reports. He called the plan a "naked power-grab", the BBC's Tim Franks reports from South Sudan.
The rebel leader said land appropriations had pushed his tribe to use force in the past and they could do so again. He also said the government was undermining the deal with attacks on civilians.
Many people in the world's youngest country appear weary and traumatised by the war, but few are confident of peace, our correspondent says. The rebel leader said land appropriations had pushed his ethnic group to use force in the past and they could do so again.
South Sudan's elusive peace:South Sudan's elusive peace:
Five obstacles to peace in South SudanFive obstacles to peace in South Sudan
The conflict erupted in December 2013 after Mr Kiir accused Riek Machar, his sacked deputy, of plotting a coup. Men of dishonour
South Sudan gained independence from neighbouring Sudan four years ago making it the world's youngest country.
Two years later, in December 2013, a conflict erupted after President Salva Kiir accused Riek Machar, his sacked deputy, of plotting a coup.
Mr Machar denied the allegation, but then formed a rebel army.Mr Machar denied the allegation, but then formed a rebel army.
Much of the fighting has been carried out along ethnic lines, between Mr Machar's Nuer group and Mr Kiir's Dinka, the two dominant ethnic groups in South Sudan.Much of the fighting has been carried out along ethnic lines, between Mr Machar's Nuer group and Mr Kiir's Dinka, the two dominant ethnic groups in South Sudan.