Air campaign of the Heglig Crisis explained

Conflict:Air campaign of the Heglig Crisis
Part Of:the Heglig Crisis
Date:1 March 2012 – September 2012
Place:South Sudan
Combatant1: Sudan
Combatant2: South Sudan
Strength1:10 helicopters
Strength2:63 combat airplanes
29 helicopters
Casualties1:unknown
Casualties2:17 killed
32 wounded

The air campaign of the Heglig Crisis was a military air campaign of the Sudanese Government against the Republic of South Sudan during the Heglig Crisis.

Conflict

The campaign started on 1 March 2012, in Panykang County when two Sudanese planes damaged two oil wells in South Sudan.

Date Location Casualties Notes Citation
1 March None[1] Two oil wells damaged[2] [3]
March Unknown — [4]
30 March Various Unknown On the positions of SPLA forces along the border.[5]
4 April None 1 MiG-29 lost [6]
9 April Teshwin, Unity StateNone — [7]
12 April 1 soldier killed and 4 civilians wounded — [8] [9]
14 April Unknown — [10]
14 April 1 soldier and 4 civilians killed, 6 wounded Rubkotna bridge undamaged. [11] [12]
14 April 36 people were injured during an air attack in Ruweng Biemnom CountyRuweng Biemnom bridge was destroyed
15 April Unknown Possible damage to oil facilities[13]
15 April UN peacekeepers' camp in South Sudan None Confirmed by Kouider Zerrouk spokesman for UNMISS.
15 April 7 people killed and 14 wounded — [14]
16 April 2 people killed and 8 wounded —
22 April Unity oil field — — [15]
23 April Bentiu – Rubkona area 3 people killed Market in Rubkona damaged [16]
21 May Werguet, Northern Bahr el Ghazal — — [17]
22 May Werguet, Northern Bahr el Ghazal — —
28 May Werguet, Northern Bahr el Ghazal 10 killed — [18]

Note: Since Sudan does not allow journalists into conflict areas, reports of the bombings and the conflict are by-and-large reported by sources in South Sudan or those allied with the Sudan People's Liberation Army. Sudan claims that it has exclusively bombed South Sudanese military positions and denies all further allegations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 South Sudanese Oil Fields In Unity State Bombed . Gurtong Trust . 1 March 2012 .
  2. News: Sudanese Tensions Reach Boiling Point. Gavriel. Queenann. Arutz Sheva. 2 March 2012. 27 March 2012.
  3. News: S. Sudan says Sudan bombed 2 oil wells in South . CBS News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302104525/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501710_162-57388424/s-sudan-says-sudan-bombed-2-oil-wells-in-south/ . March 2, 2012 .
  4. Web site: US Condemns Latest Sudan Border Clashes . VOA News.com .
  5. News: Sudan and S.Sudan accuse each other of border attacks . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415205945/http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE82U0FR20120331 . dead . 15 April 2012 . Reuters . 31 March 2012.
  6. Web site: Sudanese jets attack oil pipeline – Africa . Al Jazeera English .
  7. Web site: South Sudan accuses Sudan of new attack. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103231438/https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/10/southsudan-fighting-idUSL6E8FA3ZO20120410. dead. April 10, 2012. January 3, 2014. www.reuters.com.
  8. Web site: Sudan and South Sudan teeter on the edge of war . Los Angeles Times . 12 April 2012 .
  9. News: Pfeiffer. Tom. Sudan vows swift response to south's oil field grab. 17 April 2012. Reuters. 12 April 2012.
  10. Web site: Sudan Bombards Bentiu as Clashes . 2012-04-14 . 2015-11-09 .
  11. News: Sudan bombs disputed oil town, South Sudan says . Reuters . 14 April 2012.
  12. Web site: Sudanese army take partial control of Heglig area – spokesperson. Sudan Tribune. 15 April 2012. 15 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415223800/http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudanese-army-retook-control,42250. dead.
  13. News: 15 April 2012 . South Sudan says Heglig oilfield reduced "to rubble," Sudan denies . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422004518/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47053584/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/ . 22 April 2012 . 22 April 2012 . MSNBC . Reuters.
  14. News: Sudanese warplanes bomb U.N. camp in South Sudan. Al Arabiya. 16 April 2012. Agence France-Presse. 16 April 2012.
  15. News: South Sudan's oil facility 'bombed by Sudan' . 21 April 2012 . BBC News . 22 April 2012.
  16. News: Sudan bombs South Sudan border area, kills three: witnesses . Hereward Holland . 23 April 2012 . Reuters . 22 April 2012.
  17. Web site: No peace between two Sudans: Crisis continues indefinitely . Middle East Online . 22 May 2012 . 22 September 2012 . 23 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623175024/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=52406 . dead .
  18. News: South Sudan Says Sudan Bombed Country Before Peace Talks . Bloomberg . Jared . Ferrie . 28 May 2012.

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