Heglig Crisis
The Heglig Crisis was a brief war fought between the countries of Sudan and South Sudan in 2012 over oil-rich regions between South Sudan's Unity and Sudan's South Kordofan states. South Sudan invaded and briefly occupied the small border town of Heglig before being pushed back by the Sudanese army. Small-scale clashes continued until an agreement on borders and natural resources was signed on 26 September, resolving most aspects of the conflict.
| Heglig Crisis | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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South Sudan JEM SPLM-N | Sudan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Salva Kiir (President of South Sudan) James Gatduel Gatluak (Commander of the 4th Division) |
Omar al-Bashir (President of Sudan) Ahmed Haroun (Governor of South Kordofan) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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SPLA and Mathiang Anyoor: unknown (at Heglig) Overall: 140,000 soldiers 110 tanks 69 artillery pieces 10 helicopters |
SAF: 2,000 (at Heglig) Overall: 109,300 soldiers 17,500 paramilitaries 390 tanks 115 light tanks 490 armoured personnel carriers 778 artillery pieces 63 combat airplanes 29 helicopters | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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31 killed (South Sudanese claim) 1,200 killed (Sudanese claim) 106 wounded Several captured |
256 killed (South Sudanese claim) 100 wounded 50 captured (Sudanese claim) 1 MiG-29 shot down | ||||||||
| 29 civilians killed | |||||||||
| The casualty numbers are based on the warring parties claims and have not been independently verified. | |||||||||
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