✦ History

South Sudanese Civil War

December 15, 2013 – February 22, 2020 · South Sudan

Fighting broke out between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar. Hundreds of thousands died and millions fled before a unity government was formed in 2020.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

South Sudan

United Nations

Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition

Sudan People's Liberation Movement
Sudan Revolutionary Front
South Sudan
Uganda
Egypt
United Nations
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Sudan
Yoweri Museveni belligerent leader Salva Kiir Mayardit military commander James Ajonga Mawut military commander Paul Malong Awan military commander
David Shearer military commander Hilde Frafjord Johnson military commander Ellen Margrethe Løj military commander
Riek Machar military commander

Strength and losses

Uganda Strength 5,000 · Killed 21

Battles 1