Red army stages protest outside UNMISS compound in Juba

[...] “ I would like to thank the UNMISS for helping our people who are in need especially the ones that are in IDP camps, don’t think when we criticize the UN we don’t appreciate. We appreciate all the work that you have been doing, all we ask is that respect us and give us the chance to sort out our own differences with our own brothers and sisters... " Deng Bol, chairman of the Red Army.

The Red Army, a veterans organization, staged a demonstration in front of the United Nations compound in Juba, rejecting the proposed deployment of regional forces in South Sudan.

Deng Bol spoke before handing over a petition to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan representative.