JUBA – South Sudanese music star Koang Deng Kun Kong, referred to as Ok. Denk, revealed that his mom was amongst these killed in an assault on a UN helicopter on Friday, March 7, which additionally claimed the lifetime of South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) Maj. Gen. David Majur Dak throughout a failed evacuation try.
In an emotional submit on social media seen by Sudans Post, Ok. Denk mentioned his mom, Nyadak Lul Kuoth Deng, had been stationed in Nasir as a part of the SSPDF’s efforts to take care of safety within the restive city previous to the outbreak of violence final week.
He mentioned his mom, a serious by rank, was among the many troopers the UN was making an attempt to evacuate from Nasir when she was killed together with Gen. Dak and dozens of different troopers within the clashes .
“Today, my heart is heavy with grief. My mother, a soldier, a mother, and a daughter of Nasir, was taken from this world in the most painful way—killed by her own clan. She was loyal to the struggle, a commitment she carried since the day my father, Deng Kun Kong, fell on the frontlines in March 1992 as an SPLA soldier,” Ok. Denk, who relies in Canada, mentioned in a press release shared on March 8.
Ok. Denk defined that his mom grew to become a soldier in 1992 after the dying of his father, Deng Kun Kong, in the course of the liberation conflict between the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), led by the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior, and successive Sudanese regimes in Khartoum.
According to Ok. Denk, his mom was from Nasir County in Upper Nile State, which borders Ethiopia.
“She picked up his (her late husband’s) gun and continued the fight under John Garang, standing firm in her duty until the very end,” he mentioned.
“Even after Garang’s passing, she remained faithful to the SPLA orders, under President Kiir, believing in the cause she had dedicated her life to. But in the end, on March 7th, 2025, she was caught in the painful realities of war, captured by the White Armies, along with her commander Gen. Majur Dak, where loyalty and duty sometimes stand at odds with the suffering of the people,” he added.
Ok. Denk described his mom not solely as a soldier but in addition as a mom, a spouse, and a girl from Nasir who deserved to have been spared.
“I perceive the ache that my individuals in Nasir have endured for years—the burden of navy presence, the oppression, and the fixed battle. I perceive the circumstances that led to this second.
“But she was more than a soldier. She was a mother, a wife, and a woman of Nasir. Her life should have been honored, her soul spared,” he mentioned.
The artist expressed hope for lasting peace and justice for individuals who have perished within the cycle of violence.
“I mourn today, not just for my mother, but for all the lives lost in this endless cycle of violence. My only hope is that one day, we will find a path where our pain does not turn us against one another, where justice and peace will replace bloodshed,” he mentioned.
“Rest in peace, Mama. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten,” he added.
The occasions in Nasir have sparked considerations about the opportunity of a return to civil conflict. The battle was formally led to 2018 with the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCiSS) between President Salva Kiir’s SPLM and the SPLM-IO underneath First Vice President Riek Machar.
However, the implementation of the settlement has stalled, with key provisions—together with the drafting of a brand new structure, unification of former warring armies, and the holding of elections—but to be totally realized.