00:01Despite heavy fighting against rebel forces over the past few days, the South Sudanese
00:05government insists it's not at war.
00:07The United Nations says the clashes are occurring at a scale not seen since before the 2018
00:12peace agreement.
00:13We are not at war.
00:16The SPLM, SPLAIO, the spokesperson said they are advancing towards Juba, so we are only
00:23stopping the advance of the SPLM, SPLAIO, because we also have the right of self-defense, and
00:34therefore in the process of practicing the right of self-defense, you will see us fighting
00:39to make sure that we stop the advancement, but the country is not in war.
00:45President Salva Kiir's forces fought those loyal to his Vice President Riek Machar from
00:492013 to 2018.
00:50But Machar has since been kicked out of the power-sharing government and is on trial for
00:55crimes against humanity.
00:57In this regard, the government calls upon SPLM, SPLA in the opposition to immediately cease hostilities
01:10and is strictly adhered to both the letter and spirit of the RRs.
01:22Any action that undermines the agreement poses a serious threat to peace and jeopardize the
01:32ongoing transitional process.
01:35The fighting that erupted in Jongle State north of the capital Juba in late December has already
01:41caused mass displacement and threatened to reignite the civil war.
01:45The spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says its mission in South Sudan is
01:50concerned that the clashes could put hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk.
01:57the
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