Incident Summary:

05/09/2018: Assailants attacked military positions in Birat, Lol, South Sudan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Army-in opposition (SPLA-IO). Sources also attributed the attack to the South Sudan United Front (SSUF), which denied responsibility.

GTD ID:
201805090031

When:
2018-05-09

Country:
South Sudan

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Lol

City:
Birat

Location Details:
The incident occurred near the Sudan-South Sudan border.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)
Specific Description Soldiers
Nationality of Target South Sudan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
South Sudan United Front (SSUF) (suspected) No
Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"South Sudan kills 14 rebel fighters loyal to ex-army chief," Xinhua General News Service, May 14, 2018.
"Malong's forces launched attack near Raja, army says; rebels deny," Radio Tamazuj, May 12, 2018.