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2012 border conflict between military forces of Sudan and South Sudan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The First Battle of Heglig was a military campaign of South Sudan that gave rise to the 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict.
First Battle of Heglig | |||||||
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Part of the Heglig Crisis | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South Sudan | Sudan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Salva Kiir | Omar al-Bashir | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | 1,000 soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 | unknown | ||||||
On March 26, the Republic of Sudan claimed that South Sudan attacked the Heglig oilfield, located in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan, while South Sudan claimed that it was acting in self-defence after an attack on its territory.[1]
The Republic of Sudan's Information Minister, Abdallah Ali Masar, confirmed that South Sudan had penetrated 10 km into Sudanese territory, but also claimed that Sudanese forces had repelled them and driven them back, and had taken several prisoners.
South Sudanese troops were ordered by their government to disengage and withdraw from the disputed area on 28 March. Dead bodies and destroyed vehicles lay strewn in Heglig, the oilfield where the bloody battles took place.[2] Three bodies were identified as South Sudanese soldiers, while a tank as well as 4 pickup trucks were destroyed.[3]
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