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20-596: Narus may refer to: Narus, South Sudan , a Payam in Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan Narus River, Kapoeta , a river in Kapoeta East County of South Sudan Narus River, Uganda , a river in the north of Uganda Narus Inc. , a vendor of big data analytics for cybersecurity Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

40-494: A degree Christianity . It fought against the governments of Gaafar Nimeiry , Sadiq al-Mahdi and Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir in what is now called the Second Sudanese Civil War . SPLA/M's declared aim was to establish a democratic Sudan with it as the leading party in control of the southern areas. The war has been largely described in religious and ethnic terms, and also as a struggle for control of

60-529: A government plane dropped 14 bombs over a period of three days, killing six people and wounding sixteen. In September 2000 a Sudanese government plane dropped a dozen bombs on a Catholic mission in Narus. A medical dispensary was destroyed and six people were injured including a nurse and children. In April 2001 the government dropped two bombs near St. Bakhita School, injuring one student and damaging buildings. Sudan People%27s Liberation Movement Although

80-442: A one-hour drive from Northern Kenya. The trip still had hazards of rough roads and risk from bandits, cattle rustlers and factional fighters. In 2004 the first phase of an upgrade to the gravel road from Narus to the border town of Nadapal South Sudan was completed. There were plans to further upgrade the road through earthworks, grading, construction of drifts and installation of culverts. The local people around Narus belong to

100-710: Is a community in the Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan . It is the headquarters of Kapoeta East County . Narus is 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the Kenyan border on the road from Kapoeta to Lokichoggio in Kenya. Narus lies on the Narus River , which originates in the Didinga Hills to the west and discharges into the swampy area northeast of the community. The river floods during

120-705: Is also home to the Comboni Boys' School, which was opened in 1997 by the Torit diocese after the Sudan People's Liberation Movement had given assurances that they would not recruit the pupils. During the civil war, boys were used as soldiers by both sides. Many were orphaned or were no longer accompanied by family members. Thousands had found their way to Ethiopia , where they fought for the Mengistu regime in late 1990 and early 1991. After this regime collapsed,

140-545: The Addis Ababa Agreement signed between the government of Gaafar Nimeiry and the Anyanya leader Joseph Lagu , who had first introduced the southern Sudanese to the effective political, economic, social, educational, and religious situations they would face after Sudan's independence. The movement published a manifesto setting out its positions and attracted a group of rebellious southern Sudanese soldiers of

160-647: The Sudanese Armed Forces . Joseph Oduho was made chairman of the SPLM and Colonel John Garang , a Dinka army officer, was made commander of the SPLA. Oduho was later deposed by Garang, who made himself overall leader of the combined movement (SPLA/M). The Government of Sudan has been associated with Islam and Arab descent and culture since then, in deep contrast with the SPLA, associated instead with Africanism, indigenous beliefs, African culture and, to

180-685: The Toposa community, a pastoral people. Cattle, goats and sheep play a central role in their society, and the Toposa have always been engaged in cattle raids and counter-raids with the Turkana people across the border in Kenya . During the civil war the Narus schools became refuges for orphans of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) from other communities. As of 2008 there were about 10,000 IDPs in Narus. St. Bakhita's Day and Boarding Girls' Primary School

200-582: The SPLA/M, who were alleged to have operated on the Ugandan side of the Sudanese border with Uganda at the southern limit of Sudan. In 2005, a treaty between the SPLA/M and the Sudanese government led to the formal recognition of Southern Sudanese autonomy. SPLM joined the government as part of the 2005 peace agreement, gaining about one-third of government positions. On 11 October 2007, the SPLM withdrew from

220-884: The Sudanese Army based in Bor , Pochalla , and Ayod (first called the Bor Mutiny). These joined remnants of the Anyanya rebels of the First Sudanese Civil War based in Ethiopia . Founders of the SPLA (the military wing of the movement) included Captain Salva Kiir Mayardit , Samuel AbuJohn Khabas, Major William Nyuon Bany , Major Kerubino Kuanyin Bol and many other southern Sudanese officers of

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240-451: The boys and other refugees returned to South Sudan, gathering at large camps at border towns such as Nasir , Pochalla , and Pakok . In its 1992 dry season offensive the government of Sudan attacked Pochalla. The boys moved southwest into Greater Kapoeta , through difficult country combining marshy and desert terrain, harassed by Toposa bandits. By 22 April 1992 there were 12,241 boys and 6,600 "teachers and dependents" in Narus. Kapoeta town

260-451: The government, alleging violations of the peace agreement; this raised concerns about the future of the agreement. In 2012, as a consequence of South Sudanese independence , SPLM became the new country's governing political party and the SPLA the country's army. The Sudan branch separated from the movement and formed SPLM-N to carry out anti-government activities in Sudan. As a result of

280-858: The government. SPLA-Nasir renamed itself SPLA-United and then transformed itself, with substantial personnel changes, into the South Sudan Independence Movement /Army. Several smaller factions signed the Khartoum Peace Agreement with the government in April 1997 and formed the United Democratic Salvation Front (UDSF). In July 1992, a government offensive seized southern Sudan, and captured the SPLA headquarters in Torit . The Sudanese government accused Uganda and Eritrea of supporting

300-495: The party has not adhered to one consistent ideology since the independence of South Sudan and many factions exist, it has been described as "being on the left of centre ideological[ly] speaking," and section IV.2 of the party manifesto states support for a regulated market economy with similar elements to social democracy . The SPLM as a rebel movement was formed on 16 May 1983, after the Government of Sudan's abandonment of

320-402: The rainy season, but ceases to flow at other times. During the rainy season, the river virtually cuts the town of Narus in two as the riverbed fills and sometimes floods. The small market area is also cut into two-halves, one on each side of the riverbed. During the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005) Narus remained reliably accessible for transport of supplies and personnel by road, being

340-454: The title Narus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Narus&oldid=1137210396 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Narus, South Sudan Narus

360-462: The water and oil resources located in southern and western Sudan. In 1991, the SPLA-Nasir faction led by Dr Riek Machar and Dr Lam Akol attempted to overthrow chairman Garang. The attempt failed but led to widespread fighting in the south and the formation of other rebel groups, such as Kerubino Kuanyin Bol 's SPLA Bahr-al-Ghazal faction. These internal divisions hampered negotiations with

380-726: Was established in Narus in 1994 with the goal of helping girls of Southern Sudan whose schooling had been disrupted by the civil war. The school is named after Josephine Bakhita , the first Sudanese to be declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. As of 2002 St. Bakhita's, run by the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church of the Torit Catholic diocese, was the only girls' boarding school in southern Sudan, with 600 primary school students and 33 secondary students. Narus

400-544: Was re-captured by the Government of Sudan in 1994 and many people were displaced to Narus. Refugees already in Narus moved south into Kenya, with about 12,000 boys reaching Lokichokio in late May 1992. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Torit left his official residence in Torit and moved to Narus during the civil war. Narus later suffered from bombing raids by the government. In one raid in December 1998

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