[citation needed] NAS was not a party to the Revitalized Agreement in South Sudan and thus continues to engage in fighting despite the ceasefire mostly holding in the rest of the country.

[6] The National Salvation Front was founded on March 6, 2017, by Lt. Gen. Thomas Cirillo Swaka, a member of the Bari ethnic group.

[8] On March 1, 2018, NAS joined the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), a coalition of rebel groups that opposed the government.

[10] NAS-KB signed the R-ARCSS peace deal in September 2018, while the main NAS group under Cirillo continued to fight.

Another group called the Equatoria Non-Allied Forces (ENAF) led by Moses Yanga Yoana allegedly broke away from NAS; it signed a peace deal with the government in February 2019.

[11] On October 23, 2020, Lako Jada Kwajok, a senior NAS official, resigned, citing weak leadership and the lack of a clear vision.

[13][14] On September 24, 2018, NAS and members of the SSOA that did not sign the R-ARCSS formed the South Sudan National Democratic Alliance (SSNDA), led by Cirillo.

[15] Between December 2018 and March 2019, major clashes between the SSPDF (the South Sudanese army) and NAS in Yei River State displaced around 15,000 people.

[16] On August 30, 2019, the SSNDA merged with several other rebel groups to form the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA).

[21][22][23] December 23: Days later, assailants attacked a vehicle in Yari Mugwo district, Yei River, South Sudan.

[40][41] August 19 – NAS forces ambush a convoy of bodyguards of Vice President James Wani Igga near Lobonok, Central Equatoria State, killing six and wounding two.

[45][46][47] November 9 – Thomas Cirillo's faction of the SSOMA, which includes the National Salvation Front, recommits to the Cessation of Hostilities agreement during talks in Rome.