List of wars involving South Sudan

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of South Sudan.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	President of South Sudan
First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972)	SDF mutineers, bandits, and unaffiliated separatist militias ALF (1965–1970) Anyanya (from 1963)[1] Israel (from 1969)[2][3][4] Supported by: Ethiopia[5][6] Uganda (from about 1970)[5][3] Congo-Léopoldville[7] Kenya[5] France[8]	Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1955–1956) Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969) Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1972) Combat support: Uganda (Joint operations on Ugandan territory, 1965–1969)[9] Libyan Arab Republic (From 1969 and combat involvement at least in 1970)[10] Non-combat support: United Arab Republic[10][11] Soviet Union[12][11] United Kingdom[11][13] China[11][13] Yugoslavia[11][13] East Germany[11][13] Czechoslovakia[13] Saudi Arabia[13] Kingdom of Libya (until 1969)[13] Algeria[13] United States[14] West Germany[14]	Stalemate[15] Addis Ababa Agreement Establishment of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region with various defined powers	None
Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005)	SPLA SPLA-Mainstream[16] SPLA-Agar SPDF ALF Titweng[17] SSLM NDA Sudanese Alliance Forces[18] Anyanya II Eastern Coalition Derg (until 1987)[19] PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991)[19] FDR Ethiopia (1995–1998)[20] Eritrea (1996–1998, 2002–2005)[21] Uganda (from 1993)[22][23] Non-combat aid: Libya (1983–1985)[24][25] Israel[26] Cuba (until 1991)[27]	Sudan Armed Forces PDF Army of Peace Muraheleen Ex-FAR and Interahamwe[28] SSDF SPLA dissidents SPLA-Nasir SPLA-United[16] SSIM/A Nuer White Army Ugandan insurgents: LRA[29] WNBF[30] UNRF (II)[30] Zaire (1994–1997)[31][32] al-Qaeda (1991–1996)[33][20][irrelevant citation] Iraq[a] China[b] Combat aid: Libya (1986–1991)[37][38] DR Congo (1998–2003) Non-combat aid: Iran[39] Belarus (from 1996)[40][41]	Stalemate[42] Comprehensive Peace Agreement Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement Independence of the Republic of South Sudan following a 2011 referendum Unresolved issues result in the Sudan–SPLM-N conflict, and the South Sudanese Civil War
Disarmament of the Lou Nuer (2005–2006)	Southern Sudan SPLA	Lou Nuer White Army SSDF forces of Thomas Maboir SSDF forces of Simon Gatwitch Supported by: Sudan	SPLA victory Nuer White Army disarmed	Salva Kiir
George Athor's rebellion (2010–2011)	South Sudan (Southern Sudan Autonomous Region until July 2011)	South Sudan Democratic Movement (SSDM) Gabriel Tanginye's militia Supported by: Sudan Eritrea (alleged) EUPF (alleged)	South Sudanese government victory Death of George Athor Many rebel areas retaken by government forces Athor's forces largely surrender in February 2012
Heglig Crisis (2012)	South Sudan JEM[43] SPLM-N[43]	Sudan	Sudanese victory South Sudanese withdrawal from Heglig[44] Agreement on borders and natural resources signed on 26 September[45]
South Sudanese Civil War (2013–2020)	South Sudan SPLA Air Force Mathiang Anyoor Maban Defence Force[46] Allied militias: SSLM[47] SRF JEM[c] SPLM-N[52][50] (alleged) SLA-AW[53] SLA-MM[53] EUPF[54] (alleged) State allies: Uganda[55] Egypt[56] (alleged)	UNMISS[57] Regional Protection Force[58] Rwanda Ethiopia SPLM-IO[59] Nuer White Army[60] SSDM Cobra Faction[d] Greater Pibor Forces (since 2015)[62] Agwelek forces[65][66] TFNF[67] SSFDP[68] South Sudan National Army[69][70] NAS Arrow Boys (since Nov. 2015) Wau State insurgents[71] SSOA (until September 2018) SSOMA/NSSSOG (until Jan. 2020) Supported by: Sudan (South Sudanese gov. claim)[72]	Stalemate Unity government formed Three Special Administrative Areas created Ethnic violence in South Sudan continues

Notes

1. Iraqi support for Sudan during the war mostly consisted of weapons shipments;^[34] according to the South Sudanese, however, at least one unit of Iraqi paratroopers fought alongside the SAF near Juba. About 200 Iraqi soldiers were allegedly killed, and the site of their remains became known as "Jebel Iraqi".^[35] The International Institute for Strategic Studies also stated that Iraqi forces fought alongside Sudanese government troops.^[36]
2. Although China was not officially involved in the war, it sent troops to the country in order to protect oil fields and thereby aid the Sudanese military. China also provided Sudan with weaponry.^[36]
3. The SPLM-IO accused JEM of supporting Kiir's government since 2013, though JEM has denied any involvement and claims to maintain neutrality in the South Sudanese Civil War.^[48] The Sudanese government,^[49] aid workers^[48] and other sources^[50] have however affirmed that JEM is taking part in conflict on the side of the South Sudanese government.^[51]
4. The Cobra Faction openly opposed the government until 2014, and remained in relative opposition until 2015, when it divided into a pro-government and pro-SPLM-IO faction, the latter of which formed the Greater Pibor Forces. In early 2016, the Cobra Faction effectively disbanded, when the remaining group joined the government.^[61][62][63] In September 2016, however, the Cobra Faction was declared restored by some of its commanders and declared that it had resumed its struggle against the government.^[64]