A new report says the government and the SPLM in Opposition have withdrawn their forces from the front lines in what were the war zones.

The report was based on a research by the Centre for Peace and Development Studies at the University of Juba with contributions from civil society organizations.

The report says that although the disengagement, separation and withdrawal of forces were done, it did not meet the timeline in the peace agreement.

It says the allied forces were supposed to withdraw within 45 days after the signing of the agreement in August, but it dragged on until the tenth of October, when the Ugandan forces officially started leaving.

The UPDF came to the country after the outbreak of the fighting in 2013 and were deployed in what the report calls hot spots in Juba and Bor.

However, the report recommends that IGAD should justify why some Ugandan forces are still in Juba.

“IGAD has to justify and inform the general public about the presence of the UPDF elements in the South Sudan capital, Juba, because the UPDF are part of the forces tracking the Lord’s Resistance Army leader in Western Equatoria state,” part of the report reads.

It says IGAD monitors should visit locations concerned and report on any movements or presence of armed groups. The report says this should be done within the next 30 days.

Eight civil society organizations and religious groups contributed to the report released today in Juba.