source: Radio Tamazuj
actor1: Military Forces of South Sudan (2011-)
actor2: N/A
location: Juba
notes: On October 2nd, President Salva Kiir decreed that the SPLA would be renamed the South Sudan People's Defence Forces. The issue of the name of the national army has been contentious for many years, especially with commanders in the rival South Sudan Defence Forces (many of whom are active members of the SPLM-IO).