{
  "id": "ACM-SSD-CON",
  "slug": "south-sudan-conflict",
  "title": "The South Sudan Conflict",
  "url": "https://armedconflicts.org/south-sudan-conflict.html",
  "status": "Active",
  "intensity": "Medium",
  "region": "East Africa",
  "type": "Civil conflict",
  "tracked_since": "2013",
  "revision": "2026-08-05",
  "sources": [
    "ACLED",
    "UCDP",
    "CFR Global Conflict Tracker"
  ],
  "locations": [
    {
      "name": "Juba",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 4.8517,
      "lon": 31.5825,
      "description": "South Sudan's capital and seat of the Transitional Government, briefly threatened by fighting in early 2025 before Ugandan forces deployed in support.",
      "control": "South Sudan's Transitional Government, held with the support of SSPDF and allied Ugandan forces deployed in 2025",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/civil-war-south-sudan",
      "as_of": "2026-07-29"
    },
    {
      "name": "Akobo",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 7.7833,
      "lon": 33.0167,
      "description": "Eastern Jonglei town near the Ethiopian border where fighting in 2025-2026 displaced civilians.",
      "control": "South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), which took the town in early March 2026",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/civil-war-south-sudan",
      "as_of": "2026-07-29"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nasir",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 8.6034,
      "lon": 33.0708,
      "description": "Upper Nile town on the Sobat River where an army base was overrun during the White Army's 2025 offensive, a flashpoint in the collapse of the unity government."
    },
    {
      "name": "Malakal",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 9.5334,
      "lon": 31.6605,
      "description": "Capital of Upper Nile state and a historic front line of South Sudan's civil wars, sited on the Nile's main river-transport corridor."
    },
    {
      "name": "Bentiu",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 9.2333,
      "lon": 29.7833,
      "description": "Capital of oil-producing Unity state, repeatedly fought over since 2013 for its proximity to South Sudan's main oil fields."
    },
    {
      "name": "Bor",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 6.2088,
      "lon": 31.5602,
      "description": "Capital of Jonglei state and site of a 2013 massacre that marked the civil war's opening phase."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wau",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 7.7,
      "lon": 27.9833,
      "description": "Capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal state and South Sudan's second-largest city, a rail and road hub in the country's west."
    },
    {
      "name": "Renk",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 11.75,
      "lon": 32.7833,
      "description": "Border town on the Sudan frontier that serves as the main transit point for people fleeing both South Sudan's conflict and the war in Sudan."
    },
    {
      "name": "Yei",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 4.093,
      "lon": 30.6866,
      "description": "Southern town near the Ugandan border, an agricultural center and displacement corridor for South Sudanese fleeing violence."
    }
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "change": "Headlines refreshed",
      "source": "News feed"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-29",
      "change": "Juba control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-29",
      "change": "Akobo control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    }
  ]
}