After South Sudan 's independence in 2011 , Par was appointed brigadier general . When the civil war between Kiir and Machar broke out in 2013 , Par decided to side with Kiir , and quickly became one of the government 's leading counter-insurgency commanders . He narrowly escaped death in 2014 , when rebels captured Bentiu and massacred all local government supporters . Afterwards , Par joined the SPLA 's 5th Division in Wau State , where he was accused of ordering the killings of Nuer SPLA soldiers in Wau town and Mapel who were suspected of sympathizing with Machar . Since the outbreak of a widespread rebellion in Wau State in 2016 , Par was heavily involved in fighting the local insurgents and became the leading commander for all SPLA operations in Wau State
massacred
2014 Bentiu massacre
Peter Par Jiek