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499:, overrunning them by around 05:00. Fighting spread into the city, and a large part of the civilian population fled. By the evening of December 18, Gadet's troops were in control of the city center. On December 21, gunfire hit two
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December 24, the SPLA declared victory after taking Panpandiar and Malual-Chaat and then most of the city as Gadet's troops made an orderly retreat, but fighting continued near the
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military airplanes attempting to evacuate
American citizens from South Sudan, wounding four servicemen and forcing the planes to turn back. Also on December 21, there were reports of
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at joined the rebels in an attempt to retake Bor. On
December 31, the rebels had control of most of Bor, with the SPLA controlling the airport. President
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After of month of conflict, Bor was mostly destroyed from fighting and looting. Upon regaining the city, SPLA soldiers tried to force their way into the
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On
January 17, Gadet's forces, overwhelmed by airstrikes and not wanting an engagement with the Ugandans, withdrew from Bor. However, the SPLA and the
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Panpandiar and Malual-Chaat military camps outside
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garrisons to Juba, and Uganda also sent reinforcements. On
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jets bombed rebel positions around Bor, and on
December 30 Uganda confirmed it had sent troops into South Sudan.
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456:, and three Dinka (all members of the Bor subgroup) were killed in incidents around the city on December 17.
982:"Machar says Ugandan jet bombed S. Sudan rebel positions - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan"
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did not enter the city until
January 18, believing that the rebels were still there.
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soldiers killed Nuer civilians in what some Nuer called a massacre. Tensions rose in
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jets bombing rebel positions. Around 15,000 civilians had fled to the
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base at Bor by
December 22, leading to the UN reinforcing the base.
1108:"SPLA confirms defections in Equatoria, heavy fighting in Jonglei"
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on
January 1, 2014, as the rebels moved south in the direction of
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camp. The camp still contained thousands of people, leading to a
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934:"SPLA claims victory in Bor; most of Gadet's troops leave town"
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1204:"Measles outbreak in Bor, Unicef says 'dire crisis emerging'"
1180:"South Sudan soldiers try to force entry into UN camp in Bor"
1084:"Salva Kiir declares state of emergency in Unity and Jonglei"
1035:"South Sudan says battling 'White Army' near flashpoint town"
958:"South Sudan: Fighting continues inside Malakal and near Bor"
787:"Bor town in hands of Machar loyalists as fighting continues"
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On December 18, 2013, at 02:30, around 2,000 soldiers under
630:"South Sudan government says Machar in Uror, Jonglei State"
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Bor and the surrounding towns in which the battle occurred
1011:"Uganda sends forces to help Salva Kiir 'defeat Machar'"
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On December 15, 2013, clashes broke out in the capital,
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886:"South Sudan: UN reinforcing Bor base against attack"
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outbreak about a week after the end of the fighting.
400:, consisting of a series of clashes for the city of
459:Throughout the battle comparisons were made to the
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557:along the Bor-Juba road. The SPLA began releasing
491:, the commander of the 8th Division, a primarily
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763:"Jonglei capital under attack by SPLA defectors"
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910:"S Sudan army says strikes on rebels imminent"
1060:"South Sudan army again loses control of Bor"
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1156:"Gadet forces withdraw from wreckage of Bor"
743:"Timeline of Recent Intra-Southern Conflict"
657:"Bor mayor tells citizens not to return yet"
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1132:"SPLA repulse attack in rear of Bor front"
416:, part of the force that would become the
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811:"South Sudan rebels take flashpoint town"
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605:"South Sudan general killed in ambush"
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835:"US planes hit when approaching Bor"
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239:17,000 civilians displaced to the
41:18 December 2013 – 18 January 2014
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537:By December 30 the youths of the
471:killed an estimated 2,000 Dinka.
359:Operation Sankat Mochan (2016–17)
101:South Sudanese government victory
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467:, in which Nuer forces under
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339:Bahr el Ghazal retreat (2014)
204:Uganda People's Defence Force
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273:Location within South Sudan
170:Abraham Jongroor Deng
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465:Second Sudanese Civil War
412:and SPLA defectors under
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223:More than 2,000 defectors
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210:Tribal and youth militias
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1248:Battles involving Uganda
1233:South Sudanese Civil War
530:On December 27, Ugandan
436:units defected from the
398:South Sudanese Civil War
374:Cairo Declaration (2017)
316:South Sudanese Civil War
28:South Sudanese Civil War
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444:. During the clashes,
369:Pagak offensive (2017)
334:Bentiu massacre (2014)
200:8th Division loyalists
165:Commanders and leaders
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354:Wau clashes (2016–19)
349:Battle of Juba (2016)
230:Casualties and losses
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329:Battle of Bor (2013)
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82:6.21250°N 31.56083°E
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559:Equatorian
543:Salva Kiir
475:The Battle
424:Background
73:31°33′39″E
576:Aftermath
70:6°12′45″N
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215:Strength
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1039:Reuters
586:measles
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