2023 South Sudan clashes

Map of South Sudan
| Date| 18 November 2023 – present (2023-11-18 – present)
(1 week and 4 days)

|

Location|

South Sudan

Status|  Ongoing
Belligerents
South Sudan
South Sudan People's Defence Forces
Dinka tribes|  Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
Dinka tribes
Strength
Unknown|  Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown|  Unknown
32+[1]

Fighting was first reported to have taken place in the disputed Abyei region between members of rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group on November 19, 2023, then on November 28 Fighting was reported between the South Sudan People's Defence Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition in Leer County, the Unity State.[2][3][4]

## Background[edit]

South Sudan achieved independence from Sudan in 2011 after a Referendum and two civil wars, after which ethnic violence and nomadic conflict has continued to wrench the country and eventually lead to the South Sudanese Civil War which ended in 2020.[5][6][7][8]

## Timeline[edit]

Fighting was first reported in the disputed Abyei region between members of rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group on November 19, 2023, then on November 28 Fighting was reported between the South Sudan People's Defence Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition in Leer County, the Unity State.[9][10][11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ethnic fighting kills 32 in disputed region straddling Sudan, South Sudan".
2. ^ Chang, Koang (2023-11-28). "Civilians displaced as SSPDF and SPLA-IO clash in Leer County". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
3. ^ "32 killed in attacks in the Abyei region, which is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan". AP News. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
4. ^ Wudu, Waakhe Simon (2023-11-20). "Ethnic fighting kills 32 in disputed region straddling Sudan, South Sudan". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
5. ^ "Independence of South Sudan". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
6. ^ Momodu, Samuel (2020-01-23). "First Sudanese Civil War (1955-1972) •". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
7. ^ Momodu, Samuel (2018-12-23). "Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005) •". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
8. ^ Services, Compiled from Wire (2016-07-12). "South Sudan on verge of civil war, death toll rises". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
9. ^ Chang, Koang (2023-11-28). "Civilians displaced as SSPDF and SPLA-IO clash in Leer County". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
10. ^ "32 killed in attacks in the Abyei region, which is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan". AP News. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
11. ^ Wudu, Waakhe Simon (2023-11-20). "Ethnic fighting kills 32 in disputed region straddling Sudan, South Sudan". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-29.