location: Juba
notes: Change to armed group: The commander of SPLA-IO's Central Equatoria command said he defected from the Machar-led rebel group to Gen. Cirillo's recently formed New Salvation Front, along with 20,000 of his soldiers. He claimed the SPLA-IO leadership had neglected his forces since the signing of the ARCSS. Report dated 29 July.
target_text: location: Juba, fatalities: 0