JUBA AUGUST 12, 2016 (CISA) – South Sudan government has opposed a proposal to station extra foreign troops in the country under UN command. “We do not want the protection force to be under the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS),” Information Minister Michael Makuei said in a statement August 10, Reuters reported. The UN Security Council is negotiating a US-backed proposal for an additional 4,000-strong force to ensure peace in Juba, under UNMISS command. Makeui said that having the force under UNMISS was aimed at “turning South Sudan into a protectorate” and instead stated that the force should be independent. Machar returned to Juba as deputy president in April but later President Kiir appointed a new deputy to replace him in late July.