09/09/2026
FACTS AND CLARIFICATION ON MAJ. GEN. ATEM SALVA APPOINTMENT
1. Maj. Gen. Atem Salva Kiir Mayardit is the new commander of the Presidential Guards Division as he was appointed last evening.
2. Maj. Gen. Atem Salva Kiir Mayardit did not decline being Tiger Division Commander.
3. There was a brief palace drama as Senior Presidential Envoy wanted to sabotage his appointment.
4. There has never been any opposition from Tiger Division Commanders and/or any other Army Unit against Maj. Gen. Atem Salva Kiir Mayardit's assignment as New Tiger Division Commander.
5. The palace dramas ended with confirmation of Maj. Gen. Atem Salva Kiir Mayardit as Commander of Republican Guards Division (Tiger) after His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit directed Chief of Defence Forces ( SSPDF ) Gen. Santino Deng Wol to effect and enforce the changes.
6. Maj. Gen. Atem Salva Kiir Mayardit salutes the Commander In Chief & President of the Republic Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit and CDF Gen. Santino Deng Wol and vows to execute his new roles with diligence, commitment, and patriotism.
7. New Commander of Republican Guards Division (Tiger) Maj. Gen. Atem Salva Kiir Mayardit heads to Giada Military Tiger Headquarters and assumes his new roles this Wednesday, 9th September 2026.