Battle of Bor

Battle of Bor
	Part of the South Sudanese Civil War
Date	18 December 2013 – 18 January 2014; (1 month)
Location	Bor, Jonglei State, South Sudan6°12′45″N 31°33′39″E
Result	South Sudanese government victory
Belligerents
South Sudan; Uganda	SPLA defectors; Nuer White Army
Commanders and leaders
Abraham Jongroor Deng †	Peter Gadet
Units involved
Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) 8th Division loyalists; Uganda People's Defence Force	8th Division rebels; Tribal and youth militias
Strength
2,000	More than 2,000 defectors; 25,000 irregulars
Casualties and losses
	around 2,700 killed; 17,000 civilians displaced to the UN camp in Bor
	Location within South Sudan

The Battle of Bor was one of the first battles of the South Sudanese Civil War, consisting of a series of clashes for the city of Bor, the capital of Jonglei State, between the SPLA and SPLA defectors under Peter Gadet, part of the force that would become the SPLA-IO. The city changed hands four times between December 18, 2013 and January 18, 2014, ultimately leaving the SPLA in control.

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