[3] Athor later signed a ceasefire agreement with the Government of South Sudan in January 2011, although the talks broke down and fighting re-erupted in February 2011.

[4] The South Sudanese Government announced that the SSDM/A had signed a peace deal in February 2012, and SSDM/A Commander-in-Chief Peter Kuol Chol Awan travelled to Juba and surrendered to the SPLA on 8 March 2012.

Small remnants of Athor's original force in Pigi County also rejected the agreement, remaining active until August 2013.

Under Athor's leadership, Murle tribesmen repeatedly clashed with the Lou Nuer and the armed forces of South Sudan throughout much of 2011.

[8] The Cobra Faction later signed a peace agreement on 30 January 2014 which established the semi-autonomous Greater Pibor Administrative Area.