Agok Skirmish

The Agok Skirmish was an armed confrontation between South Sudanese and Sudanese soldiers during the Heglig Crisis. The incident raised tensions of the possibility of an all-out war between South Sudan and Sudan.

2012 Agok border skirmish
Part of the Heglig Crisis and Sudan-South Sudan relations
Date17 April 2012
Location
South Kordofan, Sudan
Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan
10.1464941°N 27.6891518°E / 10.1464941; 27.6891518
Result Indecisive
Belligerents

South Sudan

  • South Sudan People's Liberation Army

Sudan

  • Sudanese Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
Salva Kiir Omar al-Bashir
Casualties and losses
7 killed 15 killed
Total: 22 killed
Location within Sudan.
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