South Sudanese Armed Forces

The South Sudanese Armed Forces (SSAF) or The South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF), are military forces of South Sudan formerly known as Sudanese People's Liberation Army since 16 May, 1983 up to 16 May, 2017. On 16 May 2017 the South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit renamed the army from Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to South Sudan Defence Forces