Ambushed in South Sudan (Full Length)

[@VICENews]

Back in 2014, VICE News arrived in Juba and found the army desperate to dispel rumors that rebels were advancing on the capital. Watch More: Violence and Private Security in South Africa - bit.ly/2E9XpO8

[@zak.886]

You guys still come back to your old videos?

[@zak.886]

Guys plz do a documentary on Somalia or South Sudan.

[@peoplevsradio317]

Back before you found a way to blame everything on Trump.

[@placeholder2836]

VICE News Lopez Lomong was kidnapped by the rebels when he was 6

[@placeholder2836]

peoplevsradio317 they don’t do that, and trump has done a lot of terrible stuff and people like you are stuck watching a billionaire on fox news

[@andrewwilson5133]

Props to the journalist though, it takes some brass balls to travel with such a reckless and unprofessional military force.

[@jankedit8891]

yeah

[@kontyemma8926]

do you that this unprofessional army fought the longest war in africa till we came out victorious brave men

[@_j.v.st._7367]

Hey buddy, arent you the guy from TheChoppingBlock's channel?

[@aumerrayadh7843]

Trumpeter

[@rinzlr3554]

JafarI FarI you ever heard of SOF?

[@Scendence_]

They brought 0 medics into the field? And hey have the balls to say the rebels are unorganized...

[@tylersimmons6013]

Yep absolutely no medical treatment. So superficial wounds became fatal.

[@BuKeag]

LAMOO

[@alexk3604]

I'm guessing they have very few medical professionals and can't afford to lose any on the front line

[@Michaelkaydee]

These guys fear nothing... they die tall and proud. They don't care

[@GGGmod1]

@@Michaelkaydee Eeh it didnt seem like they fear nothing. They looked pretty afraid to me

[@Romanoff.Kalashnikov]

“An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.” - Alexander the Great -

[@astro3213]

Just stfu

[@nicholasbaumgren9044]

Good quote befitting the situation at hand.

[@Finch-lh6lk]

@@astro3213 idiot. If you've got nothing to add stfu.

[@shavingryansprivates4332]

@@astro3213 pretty accurate in this case. Their leaders are incompetent.

[@valff5770]

I'd pick an army of lions led by a lion

[@cholmabior]

That senior government official who was killed there was my uncle. Imagine he was in Kenya for treatment when war broke out in December. 3 days later, he got a call from government to come and resume his duty and that’s how we lost him in that reckless fight. He was a breadwinner not only to his family but to the whole community at large. Since that day, we are all experiencing his absence everyday. Me and some other cousins drop out from school since we were not able to afford our school fee. It’s so sad to see our people being blindfolded to fights each other just because of INDIVIDUALs’ INTEREST.💔

[@jackroro7381]

Why are africans fighting just because of some few politicians decisions. this is so sad.. most war in the world are lead by people who suffere not direct consequences

[@javiermartinezjr8849]

@@jackroro7381 well a soldier is a job that provides education and money especially if they rank up,they have families to provide for brother when your hungry you don't have time to think about politics,not saying it's right though

[@jackroro7381]

@@javiermartinezjr8849 i don't understand your point. are you saying that it is not because of the politics that they are fighting, that it is because soldiers are hungry? can you explain?

[@kamikaze02]

Sorry man

[@rajpiroouz188]

You will make it. In our hardest times we will always be sad but just remember that it will be okay in the end. I hope you do not go down the same path as your uncle.

[@dw_bh5009]

Reporter: "Any casualties?" Commander: "Oh yes."

[@wooki8725]

It might actually mean they're not trying to hide anything as he's really confident with his answer tho

[@dw_bh5009]

@@wooki8725 yeah, but it felt like he was almost excited by the amount of casualties ))

[@jacopofolin6400]

@@dw_bh5009 well dubt he is excited for his casuality

[@danielcraig8044]

When do you fight a war with no casualties?

[@neoncey]

i feel sorry for those guys hope they are good now

[@kelondap9705]

tell u what, this journalist is a brave man.

[@mohameddahir6877]

+Alexandra T 😆true brave g pense

[@OctogonOxygen024816]

Someone get this man a medal!!!

[@rickballiet6625]

Kelonda P yeah these vice reporters are very liberal and say a lot of really dumb shit, but theres no questioning how big their balls are. When they go for a story they go all in. Very hardcore and very brave.

[@videosuperhighway7655]

Yeah, he was even helping pull in an injured solder in the middle of the mess. Crazy! Balls of steel I say.

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

Rick Balliet bro I totally agree. Vice is incredibly goofy with their liberal beliefs but I cannot deny their sheer bravery in bringing stories like these to us.

[@sanchitomemito]

Ohh the irony.. That general was talking about how the rebels were unorganized...

[@larissa3293]

Where is their snipers why no snipers like seriously you put 7 pro snipers spread with cover they can do the job on softening the enemy force

[@mongoloidkongloid5489]

@@larissa3293 oookaay Mr general, leave this to the actually tacticians

[@larissa3293]

Mrs....also I am not a kid thank you kind sirs

[@ryanmorgan9589]

@@larissa3293 These people are from a poor country. They still live in huts and are uneducated. They clearly do the best they can but they don’t have trillions to put into a defence force and train their guys like other countries do. They don’t even have proper protective gear. The guy who got shot in the chest would have been ok with the right uniform.

[@mariow7818]

@@ryanmorgan9589 Even guys after playing CS-go for an hour have better training than those villigers that got guns in their hands right before they fight.

[@marinoimper2241]

"A rebel is someone who's not organized" *proceeds to flip their truck 5min later*

[@thy_Ezron]

😂😂😂😂

[@bladerj]

the road was bad that is not their fault, i drove on bad terrain before its like you are on the moon. but the guy running behind a backing vehicle was asking it

[@kenyanroadman8350]

Mate those Murram roads are no joke

[@kaandanis6755]

hahahhaha lmfao loudly bro :DDD

[@landenmorton4543]

The performance of those soldiers makes my inner Armchair General cry.

[@Fireslanga1]

Lol good one lance

[@hawoyusuf4600]

😂😂😂

[@hellenicboi14]

This is what it's like to have 20% equipment in HOI4.

[@peoplevsradio317]

Well said.

[@Watcher413]

It’s Africa mate, the only time they do as they should is when contractors assist in direction of the military for the overall tactics.

[@boywithcrackers3871]

The press is the most armoured person in there.

[@civilizedhuman7875]

This isn’t even funny , it’s retarded , just give their troops training and , actual armor , then you can win .

[@troy4298]

@@civilizedhuman7875 as if they have the budget to lmao, why would you give your militia expensive helmets and body armor when they will just flee

[@civilizedhuman7875]

@@troy4298 there militia , wow , what about the real army ???

[@troy4298]

@@civilizedhuman7875 theyre militias considering how poorly theyre trained

[@tinotino5778]

@@troy4298 it’s so sad I was like damn the nato not helping them

[@soop6209]

The rebels seem more well trained than their "army"

[@joswassenyos2810]

That is what they call an ambush nothing professional about it

[@blaquentgruppe6547]

They need training

[@codingSimplified_]

Rebels are led by Riak Machar, he did his military training with the US Special Forces.

[@Rondog93]

@@joswassenyos2810 Takes considerable planning and discipline to execute an ambush.

[@shelby8386]

​@@joswassenyos2810 Between the rebels and the army it's quite obvious to see who the professionals are and it's not the ones that run away at the first sign of trouble... and you're wrong.

[@theofficial_fif]

From a South Sudanese point of view, the war was heartbreaking. Praying that it never repeats itself

[@dagyeongk8567]

🇳🇵❤😢😔

[@alucardbalmond3480]

Hey bro Sudan has computers and internet?

[@thedailycheckpoint]

@@alucardbalmond3480 L joke. Missing father?

[@alucardbalmond3480]

@@user-bl2po7fp9c hi, advance civilization from wakanda... Big fan... Love wakadanese...

[@fwtranq]

@@alucardbalmond3480 yes actually alotta places like. Juba have computer and electricity but only some people have internet

[@xRAPxPaulistano91]

I have some friends who are sudenese, I know them from youth group at our church here in San Diego downtown. They are some awesome people. Pray for peace in Sudan.

[@nuck-]

Praying wont help anyone. If you wanted to help them you would have done something useful.

[@vivosereni]

@@nuck- you need prayers or food say it ? Nonsense

[@ajangchol3904]

@@nuck- god is almighty he can do anything don't understand estimate the power of our lord

[@nuck-]

@@ajangchol3904 Your imaginary friend cannot help anyone.

[@imanone9798]

What have you done to help your a hypocrite if you tell people to help and not do anything so before you doubt a God who you know nothing about do something to help these Sudanese people

[@rickhall517930]

It's refreshing to have a VICE story without some hipster in it.

[@hardwrkmadesimple1036]

rick hall vice is not a good organization how can the white man give guns to a tribalistic society what is going to happen

[@videoking1832]

Johnny Owusu lol wtf are you talking about theyre journalists not the CIA

[@hardwrkmadesimple1036]

VideoKing lol I'm not talking about vice I'm talking about history

[@draft1643]

haha i know lmao

[@tsfbaf303]

reaLA LA You were just fucking talking about vice, read your damn comment.

[@Caver461]

It appears that the army are their own worst enemies. Most of the casualties are likely self inflicted and that poor guy in the truck with the chest would - looked like nobody cared and he was gasping his final breaths.

[@brandonblackfyre5783]

Crazy

[@brandonblackfyre5783]

Alex Ramsey crazy

[@jackfrost81]

KALBOYFROMWA " bed partners of the rebels.." well said lol

[@jamienguyen1973]

@KALBOYFROMWA you need more then a like for that post. You said it

[@92GreyBlue]

Pretty much sums it all up. Backwards countries need to be honest with themselves about how ignorant and disorganized they are.... only then can they begin to dig themselves out of their darkness.

[@donsimonsmith7535]

I'm Nuer,my father was murder in this conflicts back to 2013 and my uncle was shot his leg broken 💔,we were service with my mother and sisters 🇸🇸✌🏿

[@connorwilson8078]

Sorry to hear that brother, from scotland we pray you never have to experience that again unfortunately fighting broken out in sudan this morning in Khartoum, Sudanese people on both sides have been through enough, we pray an end to conflict can be found but firstly foreign nations need to stop interfering, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇸🇸🇸🇸🇩🇸🇩

[@PaanAkeer]

Sorry for your losses my brother. I am Dinka and 2013 is a year we can never forget

[@Bumscratcher123]

Sorry to hear that brother

[@sirusstrongbadus4691]

Man...Detroit has improved since the last time I was there...

[@RATLordGeno]

Comments like this make reading these comments worth it. Thank you.

[@roflex2]

So good

[@nate4nate5]

Fuck you I was born and raised in Detroit,still live there, visit Midtown,Downtown,New center area,its developing. But that shit was funny.. Lol.

[@hyson727]

+BIONIK DIKK don't tell them shit ppl only believe what TV wants them to

[@wadebastian5155]

Sirus Strongbadus hahahaha

[@MrBabyStunna101]

throwback to when VICE produced the best war documentaries

[@JohnSmith-zf1lq]

Back when VICE was hardcore

[@cabs9310]

Back when vice was risking a persons life just to get an entertaining documentary for people who wants entertainment than wish ang pray for the best for these people they dieing getting murdered, raped, burned, bombed, kidnapped, name it.

[@e4r0r4]

Much better back then. They would point out conflict. Now they incite it. Crazy how times have changed.

[@uuuuNB]

@@cabs9310 ​ I really don't think VICE forced any of their journalists to do such dangerous work. I think it's a great thing to inform people what war looks like, the chaos, depravity and horrors to remind people war is not like fucking video games or movies portray it. Also it's really hilarious that you think you're superior because you "wish and pray" for the victims, like jesus fucking christ at least the ones viewing a documentary is more in touch with reality and expands their insights into conflicts around the globe.

[@michaelwallace3865]

"the commanders ran away first leaving their troops confused and in disarray"

[@ghaijal9085]

Those rebels aint joke my brother

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

*officers

[@iamme2197]

@@ghaijal9085 we know that rebel are no joke but if you going to send well trained military they can wipe out that rebel they have arsenal but lock of training and discipline this military is a clown 🤡🤡🤣🤣 no offense but I'm telling you the truth 😂

[@mcfarofinha134]

*small pp cowards

[@florenceavako919]

I worked with many refugees, but trust me you working with Sudanese has been my best experience. They are lovely, very welcoming, they are always ready to change, a peaceful community they are. I wonder why these wars never end in Sudan. These guys truly love peace. I love you Sudan, may God heal and forgive your nation

[@blackdolamusic]

Thank you for your comment we need people like you

[@boronto5715]

Those are south sudanese not sudanese they’re completely different countries

[@florenceavako919]

@@boronto5715 hey dear, I was working South Sudanese in Bidibidi refugee settlement in yumbe district, then to imvepi in terego and rhino camp too. So I know what type of Sudanese I'm talking about.

[@lettuce258]

they wont stop because your governments keep funding them. you funded the secession of south sudan and now you’re funding the rebels. may god forgive YOU because you and your NGOs are the cause.

[@sethstaa]

Nobody thought to bring Medics?

[@DickCheneyXX]

Dude, they flee at the first sign of sustained contact.

[@mekiscool9422]

This isn’t a videogame

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

No xountrywide infastruxture exists in this new nation. Of course there isnt any.

[@youptascuntretard7021]

mek Is cool oh yeah so every time we have a soldier that’s shot we just leave them :/ yea we totally do that

[@mekiscool9422]

And a medic wouldn’t just drag them away

[@codingSimplified_]

The senior government general who was killed in the ambush with his three bodyguards was a close family friend, I grew up with his kids. Breaks my heart to watch my countrymen killed each other

[@youngmg6486]

😭

[@patrickmambo3836]

That's very sad ......has the situation improved?

[@kamel450]

@K K If peace was an option here, war would've stopped long ago

[@natedill9180]

Would it warm your heart to see them kill outsiders? 😂

[@Doofing_Cookies]

Rip to your friend. While the S Sudan government isn’t exactly the best if governments, this war is absolutely unnecessary

[@nemo9540]

The utter bravery of the vice team filming there was just incredible.

[@the_hate_inside1085]

All these war reporters, are adrenaline junkies. They just need to get their fix...

[@nemo9540]

@the_hate_inside1085 regardless if they get their adrenaline high from doing this its an extremely important job and it's truly not for the faint of heart so being an adrenaline junky is a vital skill here. I couldn't do that job, there's no way I would ever consider applying to do that especially since they could be killed or abducted at any time even though they have press protection via international law but there are some bastards who would ignore that.

[@danielakoyleek3757]

It was inhumane I tell you. I was in that town Bor. Running as a kid was😭 I thank God my family and I survived.

[@mawan6998]

Selalu bahagia semuanya saudaraku Amin Duh Gusti Alloh muliakan mereka semuanya Amin

[@jacopofolin6400]

@@mawan6998 Sud Sudan Is not muslim

[@star_productionss]

@@jacopofolin6400they know that. They want there God (Allah) to bless them.

[@smtx2117]

Bruh you could take over the whole country with a few hundred well trained soldiers

[@broskiblue726]

Well trained, militant like-minded, and organized officers or just a group that are tired of the bullshit

[@jessesifuma7900]

with the rebels on your side? Try that and the rebels would be onthe govnt side- common enemies

[@Ogwangbryan95]

Wacha habari yako ndugu Asiye kifani

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

When the enemy IQ hovers in the high 70’s, low 80’s, any effort to organise a peace of any kind would be pretty short lived, no matter the quality of the soldiers.

[@angina50]

Or few large bombs.

[@travis.c2077]

This reporter really needs to tighten that belt so he ain’t holding his pants up while running lmao

[@pasaesballard3601]

While there he was on a African diet , just kidding.

[@WillyWankerSs]

Pants are heavier when full of crap.

[@seanfriel2677]

Hahahahaha

[@zan1396]

Imagine there being a journalist just like this on the other side also filming the action XD

[@solidpain9098]

Ironicly vice made a documentary about the other side in 2014 too, so this is a very likely possibility.

[@YoungEli9]

under rated

[@thegood7952]

Underrated

[@chipbuttytime3396]

Hopefully it's an impartial journalist unlike this one who is awful

[@deewagz7751]

That abandoned young commander is conversant with the nature of war in that area, he's a real soldier,

[@jackroro7381]

and the way that journalist did not let him talking about the propaganda of trying to make it a tribal war, is really making me wonder the true identity of the journalist

[@johnboy2349]

he sounds dumb as f@ck and he's the best south Sudan has to offer. no wonder that country is sheeet

[@kharkanas6779]

Reporter: You are going to go with them? General: Of course. I am the commander. Interesting.

[@alexdobma4694]

And he's also one of the first out of there when they got fucked xD

[@codyrockarano5220]

Kings always rode into battle with their troops.

[@letsgokids582]

and run 1st with his officers :D hahaha

[@codyrockarano5220]

@Hugo yeah, they did.

[@internethardcase]

@@codyrockarano5220 No they didn't. As if the king was normally on the front line.

[@videosuperhighway7655]

In South Sudan the recruiter just knocks on your door, hands you the uniform, rifle and out you go to war.

[@tomstery1]

Basically everyone is just LARPing, but realistically nobody has a clue

[@bizzaretigerg5384]

The problem is with President of southsudan

[@user-iu9ks6jq3q]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣

[@chilliewhk]

This is tribal warfare with new hardware. It's never organized, and it's always brutal.

[@vitor2009ization]

@@chilliewhk And I bet BLM can find a way to blame It all on white hetero men 🤣

[@worldview2888]

This documentary made 10 years AGO is STILL incredible. The coverage is so much better than "coverage" made these days by media companies.

[@motivationaltalks29]

Generals talking about how these rebels are unorganized.The irony .

[@myoti9831]

they have no perimeter defense line. everyone just walking around without purpose..

[@Beekehcrit]

@@myoti9831 not to mention no soldiers here have any means of being able to communicate with each other. no radios, nothing. all those fancy weapons and military training are pointless if your troops cant communicate properly with each other in an active warzone.

[@Lenn869]

@@Beekehcrit i highly doubt those troops actually recieved any training, and they´re guys just wearing camo shirts and carrying soviet era rifles. Absolutely insane how nobody is even wearing a helmet.

[@wtfisjuice5207]

"The enemy are on the run, they are not trained, they are civilians" Bruh

[@MrZambooni]

Toyota Hilux! Trademark of rebel fighting xD

[@akirai8972]

And the landcruiser.

[@Michael-Douglas]

They are invincible tho as proven by top gear

[@freshfrozen3035]

It’s really good tho, a lot of SF forces around the world use them

[@bizzaretigerg5384]

@@akirai8972 Remember God who created using

[@sarielq3097]

I like how when the convoy was shot at, all of the soldiers got out in a mass gaggle and stood around in the open.

[@dakrai92]

anyone else saw that 1 guy dancing with a toilet brush :o 4.50

[@MsKron01]

+MalTheGreat S I guess he's tired of the shit!! ;0

[@AbsolutelyRuwaydah]

loool

It carries special power when shit hits the fan

[@mmaking1716]

Iqmal Kamal lol yes

[@ajharper1010]

It's a secret deadly weapon in the right hands.

[@nate4nate5]

This reporter is insane,but i'm glad someone is showing whats really going on around the world besides edited media such as CNN,Fox news.

[@dalethebelldiver7740]

+BIONIK DIKK Don't you think this is a manipulation as well? if the UN is involved and tanks you can bet it's a set up deal. The UN UK AND US .have their stink all over this and all these other conflicts all over the world. There aren't rebels they are people with crappy small arms trying to keep the UN OUT. But they don't even know the names of the enemy. just like the war on drugs and poverty whey it's the government that is creating both.

[@nate4nate5]

DALE thebelldiver I'm aware of all those truths, never said it wasn't, but those networks I mentioned, DON'T EVEN SHOW NEARLY THIS MUCH.

[@dalethebelldiver7740]

BIONIK DIKK You are right about this but; I can smell propaganda and deception. pretty well. I listened to Obama's address to the UN concerning AGENDA 21 oher wise known as SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. When I add all the pieces of the puzzle together I know all these civil wars were planned and prompted by UK UN and US. In is speech he reaffirmed the commitment of this nation to lead the way into a era of Sustainable development on a GLOBAL SCALE. He specifically targeted Africa and the diseases and civil wars. WELL HIS/ THE UN's means of correction is EUGENICS. What do you think about that?

[@nate4nate5]

DALE thebelldiver That is heavier than 5 mega tons, but I am all in belief of conspiracy theories, especially for a New World Order, I dont doubt your theories at all, but the biggest question is.... WHAT CAN WE AS ANTS, DO TO ELEPHANTS STEPPING ON US?

[@dalethebelldiver7740]

BIONIK DIKK at what point does a fact stop being a theory? The first order of business is stop calling these acts of genocide theories.

[@ricardomorillo7922]

I met a sudanese guy here in venezuela about 7 years ago, he was a beautiful soul, I hope he is doing fine wherever he is right now

[@skyjuiceification]

S0uth sudan is n0t sudan~

[@fish5671]

Good luck if you are in venezuela my guy

[@ricardomorillo7922]

@@fish5671 I am, sadly

[@fish5671]

@@ricardomorillo7922 good luck for you then

[@vibesonly4791]

No South Sudanese love to watch this video because it’s heartbreaking, But he’s an incredible Journalist… 🇸🇸 Now we’re at peace and our Country came back together again.

[@emanuelmawa]

Good evening

[@JDEast93]

4:49 ... is the guy holding a toilet brush?

[@bloojacket4284]

i thought i was the only one that noticed that LOLOL!! thats how you win wars man.... toilet brush the enemy to death... ahahah!!

[@michaelking43]

in this sad story you made me laugh. i bet he doesnt know wht its used for

[@flatsh1]

will these men are much cleaner than you dump thay wash not using toilet paper like you stinky so dont underestmite any one before you clean youer stinky filthy ass

[@junkrat1]

flatsh1 your englash is guewd

[@michaelking43]

where do they get the water in the middle of the desert? if they don't have water to drink?

[@mr.rasmussen7911]

YES ... going to war and not bringing a field medic is a hell of a good way to save money on there pention plans

[@Watcher413]

You think they even have that? That’s funny, last time I checked they don’t.

[@SonOroSound]

"We were ambushed and shot at from the right" Journalist in the most chill tone: -_- so yeah.. there's chaos everywhere.... and hum, rockets being launched.

[@leesh342]

Its dubbed after

[@Noacuracy]

he just makes it sound like a football match throughout, just a more lethal one that is

[@human_bot_]

I worked and lived with 2 men from Sudan. One was from the north, and one was from the south. One was a devout Muslim, the other a catholic with tribal beliefs and decorative scars on his face. These two men never fought. They said the fighting was always instigated by others and that most Sudanese hated the fighting. I asked if they missed their homeland and if they ever wanted to go back, even just to visit. They said they had no desire to return at that point. They would return when kids stopped carrying AK47s and the fighting had stopped. Sadly, they fear that this won't happen in their life time.

[@Collegegirl98]

Sudanes are the nicest people ever it's sad to see the struggling

[@caesarsavage8894]

They ain't nice at all

[@KushQueen9]

@Youssef Houaoui We are the original Nubians lol

[@KushQueen9]

@@caesarsavage8894 who asked you?

[@KushQueen9]

@hassan kamau who asked you LOL?

[@KushQueen9]

@@lailaoglu6608 hahaha another nutbag!! Firstly, I am from South Sudan you uneducated imbecile. Those "nubians" are not Nubians. Southern Sudanese migrated from North Sudan and Upper Egypt and not Nigeria or Ghana you arab. Go and trace your roots in Saudi where your forefathers are from. I know my history which is from Kush but nice try.😁 How about you open a book and read and whilst you are at it, learn to spell.😁

[@Aeryn7Sun]

wow, as someone who trained as a cadet just watching the ' militaries tactics' was rather painful. just a rabble of men and boys with guns, i feel sorry for those poor souls they have no idea what to do.

[@borisf3171]

As soon as they heard guns blazing during dinner, they simply booked it. The situation appears to be...quite hopeless..

[@jamessutton4809]

I think they're actually just used to guriella warfare, where if their not the ones on the offence then automatically they think to retreat even if they have superior forces.

[@blotto85]

some halfass action is better than no action

[@iAmSound808]

if you've ever been in a firefight then you know. Just because you are being trained as a cadet gives you any right to speak down on them. I have seen US officers turn tail and run quicker then the reporters.

[@blotto85]

Viper .Six lol true that

[@theswordson676]

this is why i love vice

[@hussamminallah8305]

أنا من شمال السودان... وهذا الوثائقي جعلني أبكي كالطفل الصغير على أبناء بلدي اللذي تفتت وتمزق وقتل رجاله ورملت نسائه وتيتم أطفاله.. إن العين لتدمع وإن القلب ليفجع وإنا لفارقك يا جنوب لمحزونون

[@JudahMaccabee_]

This journalist and the camera crew should win medals for bravery in combat journalism

[@susbrody5983]

No

[@josebloodthurst1421]

The “commander” literally admitted his enemies were civilians and not trained soldiers.

[@Ahmad-oi9cu]

I mean yea what else could they be, they're rebels

[@magnusm4]

Isn't rebels just hostile civilians? When did you ever hear an occupied country's army being called rebels? Yes the rebels arrived with a tank company protected by air support with the front rebel infantry flanking in a pincer movement.

[@gnefignefi7213]

@N. R like what men being women???

[@josephlionheart540]

@@Ahmad-oi9cu rebels could be armies aswell, like a province or state rebel from the central government that's does have a military that is well trained. example the KNU and KNLA in Myanmar have have over 15 thousand troops and even own businesses within the country their rebelling against to fund their army.

[@dentistlinguist6569]

I feel sorry for the soldiers in an army like that.

[@dietlindvonhohenwald448]

And I doubt they are even getting paid regularly 🤷🏻‍♀️ or maybe not at all.

[@blackdolamusic]

@@dietlindvonhohenwald448 my dad took 1year with out being paid

[@dannienellie5482]

Credits to this cameraman it takes courage to make such a documentary

[@johnnylakes3135]

ah yes, just as I expected here are the expert war analysts sitting at home typing away.

[@joaolimao9381]

a 10 year old COD player couldve led these troops better

[@somabomadoma]

Johnny Lakes lol it doesnt take an expert to see how bad and unprofessional this ‘army’ truly is.

[@faultyclone0013]

lorenzo † that 10 year cod player would’ve shat himself/herself at the sight of all the casualties

[@ekwilliekpo667]

Y'all niggas talk but you don't have the balls to go to battle with this guy's weather they trained or not they are dangerous

[@mm-so2zj]

@@faultyclone0013 facts

[@AA-uf3bl]

Kudos to the reporter. Not only he's reporting from a tough war zone, but also, his reporting , to me, is very fair!

[@saddingtonmangena1241]

Incompetent army ever. The journalist has balls of steel! That was risky

[@yasserarafat9456]

I would be more terrified about all the barrels pointing everywhere around him all day than the actual enemy lol

[@goolikssa3783]

Rest in peace the soldiers that died on duty.

[@mikelperales4354]

Fucking heroes you are. no biased remarks like other media outlets and risking your life just so we could know about the situation on the ground. Thank God for VICE news and their balls-of-steel reporters.

[@KingYahshua]

***** You won't see the CNN pussies getting such valuable and candid footage like them.

[@imihotep9713]

***** BBC footage (or shall I say editing) in general, is far less graphic and less objective.

[@Caver461]

Agreed - a superb job of reporting

[@kebabpizzan1]

The south sudan army is just as brave though

[@mikelperales4354]

They are also sadists

[@guioioghuippi2310]

With the least bit of communication, a few walkie talkies, this probably would have ended differently. These guys have no communication with each other, how the hell are 70% of these guys supposed to know where the enemy is, when the infantry that is engaging them can't even call for reinforcements? No wonder they just ran off without even knowing what was going on.

[@PianoMeSasha]

the officers run away first, leaving their men directionless and. terrified......says it all...

[@mwayimchuchu6588]

The eyes from the man saying these people are tired of war, tell it all, the message is clear. Let us embark on peace. I pray for peace

[@drServitis]

IF YOU'RE GOING TO CRASH A PRESS CONFERENCE, AT LEAST PUT ON A SHIRT. IF YOU WANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, DON'T DRESS LIKE A CHILD.

[@vxcvfyutube4957]

Word

[@BoobooCOBRA]

"Of course, I am the commanda." I feel like everybody with a bit of authority is commanda in africa

[@snakeplissken2148]

i want to talk to commanda zero!

[@arindaalbert7159]

My love and prayers to you South Sudan. God bless this Nation

[@pilsnerd420]

Honestly really heartbreaking hearing everyone saying they want peace, to be as one, and lamenting about their brothers and sisters dying in the fighting rebels included. War is hell.

[@driverjeff1498]

They can buy machine guns with millions of rounds of ammo. Butt not tractors or seed or irrigation systems.

[@BOB-wx3fq]

Lol they dont buy those... they are remnants of cia and kgb wars for control of africa We still dump weapons into the region, aswell as when regimes change (often) old stock piles get distributed to new shooters

[@reflections9409]

To farm, the guns must first fall silent. MUST. There is no two ways about that.

[@josephrusso8378]

@@reflections9409 fall silent out of the hands of those willing to take what’s not theirs and harass hard working farmers.

[@clearsky4042]

@@josephrusso8378 its called war dude, ever heard of it?

[@josephrusso8378]

@@clearsky4042 lol ok bud

[@bean420man]

Africa is generally one big human rights violation. thank God it's beautiful.

[@simont7696]

Am African nd cudnt agree wit u more...

[@thegreatnormad3424]

bean420man America isn't better

[@x-raymind7778]

I’m American and couldn’t agree with you more

[@FarmerFpv]

@@thegreatnormad3424 America isn't better? Why is that? Could it be because of African Americans?

[@hawkeyes7588]

@@FarmerFpv here come a racist prick

[@abdulaziz-kt5ih]

Army: *Breathes* Journalist: A carefully planned PR stunt

[@MrTeamBringIt123]

Lmao 🤣

[@barrykingz2646]

Yo

[@sokarugby22]

They keep on saying the situation is fine but there is not a single civilian living a normal life in those abandoned streets.

[@yamon88]

This army seriously needs some help

[@blkfacejr.9097]

Go join it and train them

[@Stat1cVo1D]

4:49 ; Toilet brushes are obviously traditional Sudanese ceremonial artifacts.

[@najibnoor2624]

That was an ostrich feather...a commont artifact in sudan

[@youngmg6486]

😁😀 toilet brush

[@jjong1998]

"the officers running away" I died

[@taejasnszulc5435]

Tbf, we’re talking about African officers. Their specialty are medals and corruption, not fighting. Except for that young dude from Sanford... Who’s soldiers fled with his vehicle, Lololol

[@shacabweynaha801]

@@taejasnszulc5435 african officers???? 😅😅😅 how many countries are in africa .

[@lawmaina78]

I've been to South Sudan, it's a beautiful country, if only they can all agree to live peacefully.

[@Caver461]

As the general says, "there is no tribe that will make a country". I wonder if he meant that and whether he represents the common view of the Dinka's?

[@turialgonyruach5985]

The general is an idiot and a very confuse Nuer who was the victims of that war as his own kin were massacres by his evil Dinka master in juba Nuer onslaught, so I am very grateful when I watch this video potage becoz I was amongst the first Nuer forces who mutiny right and among those who lay downs those ambushed I really enjoy watching this vice news potage.

[@kdee868]

amun.

[@kdee868]

Tut Ginyruach you can only eat a good meal when you are seated. :)

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

@@turialgonyruach5985 its sepratust thinking like this that keep Nuer and Dinka hating eachbother. Peace camnot be reached unless we heal and move on. We have to for out countries survival.

[@dengmabior3042]

Uh? Okay.It is always right untill everyone bring their side of the story to the table @Turial

[@martinas1705]

The way that dude with the spear/stick, just flagged himself across the face with a awkward onehanded grip on the gun.

This makes me want to play FC2.

[@MaysonPeni]

credit to the journalist and his camera man for their bravery. so sad to see south sudan people experiencing this terrible war.

[@ClydeC]

in-experienced and undisciplined army.. with moral hanging by a thread..

[@reichspropagandaministerfu8476]

I think you mean morale.

[@Watcher413]

Sounds like the vast majority of Africa, disorganized down to the last person.

[@shavingryansprivates4332]

@@Watcher413 guerella warfare is hard.

[@Watcher413]

@@shavingryansprivates4332 never said Guerrilla warfare was or wasn’t effective. Just Africa as a whole is disorganized. Seriously regular services like fire departments and police are lacking and disorganized, politics is a joke, government anything is a disorganized joke. Honestly the only country in Africa that isn’t a disorganized mess to the extreme is Egypt well maybe Morocco I guess to an extent. But yeah Egypt is somewhat organized so they can function to a limited extent which only shows in there bigger cities. Heck if you visited South Africa tell me how organized it is? The country where the government promoted White Genocide and took all the White Farmers Land and removed white people from serious infrastructure jobs and next thing you know it we have White Genocide with crimes worse than Germany during WW2 against ANYONE. You have massive crop failures to the point farming was useless, massive inflation to the point people where forced to use cryptocurrency in by a large part, oh and infrastructure failures such as water works. And the country by majority thought this was acceptable since black people now was running everything and not the qualified people that just so happens to be white. Heck if you get robbed try going to the police tell me how well that works out even if your black as the midnight sky. Trust me it’s not gonna work out. This is just one country in Africa. I can go on for days if I wanted to get detailed on every country. I can do only about 3/4 of all African country’s but the other 1/4 I can only tell you what has failed but not full extent of details. My parents where born and raised in Africa for there parents where missionary’s. So growing up I had a interest in Africa and sick of it from all the different failures due to poverty, cultural differences, greed, and a good chunk of Africa from going from tribal life to civilized life by means of technology and government and not given the time to adapt properly and fully understand how a government should be ran and how. Seriously I have no idea what my grandparents and parents love about Africa but that’s a different story. Honestly though white and or Asian country’s should take over Africa redraw some country lines and restructure Africa while educating the people in masses with atleast a basic middle school education and leave only when the locals can run there own government properly from the bottom up with a bare basic educated population.

[@reflections9409]

@@Watcher413 ​ You very, very clearly (clear as day), have not been to the "Vast majority of Africa" 😂😂😂

[@DigitalNeb]

The correspondent remained admirably cool while reporting this combat. Well done by him and his team.

[@76boromir]

True. One thing that would scare me the most in such situation would be sudden realization that presence of large number of troops together with overconfident general has in reality nothing to do with relative safety when things go south.

[@Seabass1206]

these people live there lives in ways we couldn’t imagine, hats off to those who take a stand and fight for there countries even if there countries haven’t gave them much

[@Seabass1206]

i must admit tho there just as trained as some noobs playing piantball

[@OutrageousOnPurpose]

I know its literally a documentary on war but that dead body lying on the road did hit pretty hard

[@OutrageousOnPurpose]

ohh man and at the end they show lots of wounded and stuff, rip

[@andrik1978]

VICE is amazing. If I want the real, up close stories, I always seek out VICE.

[@ThrowThatAssBack64]

Depressing how in 7 years things can change.

[@motoistic5954]

@@ThrowThatAssBack64 I was just thinking this. Where did it go wrong...

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

Aged like milk

[@marzuqahmed218]

@@AdamOwenBrowning yeah it did.

[@theMerovingianMan]

What the hell happened to you vice.

[@Brocambro1]

Can't rush to judge; because I can imagine what was going on in the mind of the soldiers, 1st you see badly injured soldiers in the helicopter on your way to battle then you have the car accident then you start seeing dead bodies of soldiers all peppered on the side of the road while you are still on your way to the contact zone and then when you get there you are welcomed by a crazy ambush. So these men even the general had already been inflicted a psychological blow. One really needs to be very trained mentally or have had a lot of experience to keep a cool head. And all these keyboards commenters who are making fun of these dudes don't really know what they are talking about. They compare the US army who has all sorts of logistical help; I bet you if they take those same Navyseals and give them the same logistics as these rebels they would be fleeing that scene even faster.

[@arturogomez4381]

So, basically the US mariners gets just as scared ?

[@yeetythatmeety6856]

@@arturogomez4381 yes

[@lostsaxon7478]

You can rush to judge because the training and doctrine is obviously not up to par. Had it been a professional military, they would've secured the side of the town they were attacked from and set up perimeters and everyone there would be on alert for quite some time. They didn't secure the town, they didn't set up good perimeters and they opted to forage around and get comfy and lose all cohesive discipline.

[@Brocambro1]

@@lostsaxon7478 This is your assumption; that's the 1st line of contact, and the video showed that the convoy travel through a zone that appeared to be secured even signs of recent battles were evident. Therefore, your assumptions are just baseless and unfounded how can you just claim that they didn't secure and set up perimeters; since you are the military expert here; if there was a way of securing conquered parts that is so infallible American troops wouldn't have fled Vietnam, Irak and as of right now Afghanistan wouldn't they? Just saying, common sense. War is not a video game I have been around it; it's like having sex if you haven't experienced it you actually don't know what it is.

[@lostsaxon7478]

@@Brocambro1 the video itself says the attack came from the other part of the town that wasn't secured dumbass. Was in the Infantry in the US Army and I've banged my fair share of women. How about you Mr/Mrs/Xer virtue signaler who wants to make excuses for poorly and untrained forces being so?

[@seanbearup899]

"And last week our General had his lunch money stolen by a semi-organized gang of street urchins. His bodyguard surrendered shortly thereafter" - Probable event

[@concentratecorner1744]

2 mags, a shitty conditioned AK, a pocket of ammo, possibly a uniform and a pair of sandals.. dudes got balls

[@paragchamuah670]

If everyone is a general who is a soldier? That's the problem in most of the infighting in the African countries

[@fox100cool]

What an awesome documentary, and thanks to the reporter and the cameraman for risking their lives. It's such a mess right now in Africa..

[@AnythingButMayonaise]

Africa is a continent. You can't generalize 55 countries.

[@fox100cool]

MJ Swish Tell me which part of Africa isn't in need of help, who's country isn't fucked up by Religion and not exploited by corporations

[@AnythingButMayonaise]

Every single country in Africa has good and bad parts or areas of development and areas of crisis.

[@madpup69]

Have you ever been to Africa? You seem to have no clue, just spew out a couple of cliches.

[@joannelove360]

Kenya is not a fucking mess.

[@andrewwilson5133]

I'm no tactical expert, but find the SPLA to be rather unprofessional; no trigger discipline, no reconnaissance, no CAS, and charging blindly into fire.

[@shavingryansprivates4332]

Guerella warfare is hard. Tell me how the united states did in vietnam and afghanistan? There is always tons of disorganization in war

[@crackajack6940]

@@shavingryansprivates4332 we killed a lot of taliban and Al-Queda fighters.

[@ibrahimabdulsamad9641]

Truth be told America only left Afghanistan because it was loosing public support at home and burning through their pocket not because of a military defeat@@shavingryansprivates4332

[@nancyndirangu]

I was in Bor S.Sudan when this war started and I thank God I survived.

[@flappy7373]

when you're in the head general's convoy, and the first casualties it suffers are from his private guards' car flipping over a pothole from driving recklessly.. ... that's a red flag..

[@godyea6141]

22:37 CIA agent

[@yaumilakbar3091]

Arms supplier for both rebels and plsa.

[@niccolo5695]

@@yaumilakbar3091 probably security contractors for the journalist

[@NarutoUzumaki-jr2hz]

@OkayNowThisIsEpic LOLLLLL shows how much you know

[@Eric-vs2he]

Probably a PMC hired for the protection of the journalist

[@ROCdevelopments]

Most likely another journalist.

[@aestheticsbody6360]

This reporters have balls of steel ..

[@seesritual8990]

Everyone here talking about the brave journalist, but also think about the soldiers and civillians who experience things like that every day...

[@saltysheppard549]

That General was talking shit about the rebels about how poorly trained they are but then once contact is made the entire force is scattered. That was a very effective ambush for untrained civilians.

[@nunyobizwax9225]

4:49 old man dancing around holding up a pink toilet bowl brush cleaner lol 😂

[@borisf3171]

15:58 dune buggy with a MG? Huh.

[@zailogy]

the buggy will flip

[@MrTripcore]

Mad max

[@liamtice8794]

Gotta try that one out when I buy a side by side

[@snowguylolhehe]

Man just casualy said "Y'know what, I dont really care" and just walked through gun fire lmao

[@xxdarkvoicexx5646]

7:01 confident level : Rambo Fighting style : Unknown Role : commando 🤣

[@wycliffeapindi3270]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenokoth4295]

Hehehe best comment

[@mizzouranger134]

So true!! Exactly right!

[@manzilla48]

Its shame that the South Sudanese army is a an absolute joke as they seem like friendly people. Need to be trained better.

[@mcgaminghunter]

So you're saying if America was being attacked you would want the american soldiers running around shooting innocent people

[@lancedance2]

The war is now, if they do nothing they will lose immediately. They don't have the time or resources to train them in the time given, they have to fight and they have to fight with what they got, it's a sad situation since most of them aren't prepared for combat, but they have no choice.

[@bcollins39302]

MCGamingHunter To be fair, the reports of massacres are sketchy. We cannot be certain of anything. You saw the UN monitors tanks destroyed on the side of the road. The only ones who could have impartially told us what was going on, were likely destroyed by the rebels. The South Sudanese Forces are complete garbage, which is all we can say evidently from this video. They have to win their battles by sheer numbers. It is evident they control more territory than reports indicated, but are disastrously disorganized and have 0 communication. Never once during the video did you see a general talking on a radio or walkie talkie. If they are committing massacres it is likely also linked to the sheer lack of communication. You have bigoted front line soldiers with all sorts of tribal prejudice receiving no reinforcement or instructions from their superiors. During the press conference the generals called for tolerance and not tribalism. That message could never reach the front lines, as no one in the effort seems to have a radio. A radio can be even more valuable than air support.

[@kontydeng1844]

My bro am south Sudanese but this group of men are just militia untrained and most of my tribe dinka and nuer are all cattle keepers

[@aropbagat1135]

That's rude my gran dad fought in war in south sudan and died when my mom was little

[@evolvedape9171]

The South Sudanese Army needs serious training and discipline. The Vice journalist got some balls travelling with such an army.

[@ahmedpique1276]

The Sudanese🇸🇩 Army is ranked 9th in Africa, this is the Army of South Sudan🇸🇸, not the Sudanese Army

[@evolvedape9171]

@@ahmedpique1276 Got it.

[@ahmedpique1276]

@@evolvedape9171 Nice