Sudan Air Campaign

Sudan Air Campaign
Unity Oil Field Bentiu Heglig Mayom County Prominent locations targeted during the Air Campaign.
Date 1 March 2012 – September 2012 Location South Sudan Result Incumbent
Belligerents
Sudan	South Sudan
Commanders and leaders
Omar al-Bashir	Salva Kiir Mayardit
Strength
10 helicopters	63 combat airplanes 29 helicopters
Casualties and losses
unknown	17 killed 32 wounded

The Sudan Air Campaign is a military air campaign of the Sudanese Government in Republic of South Sudan, part of 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict.

Conflict

The Sudanese Air Force started the bombings in the Republic of South Sudan. The campaign started on 1 March 2012, in Panykang County when a helicopter damaged two oil wells. Than a south Sudanese bomber started fire on Teshwin, but it not damaged anything. The real campaign started when Sudanese forces open the fire against Bentiu, and make 5 casualties. NATO asked Sudan to stop the campaign, but the government didn't stop it.

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

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.^[13]

References

1. "2 South Sudanese Oil Fields In Unity State Bombed". Gurtong Trust. 1 March 2012.
2. Queenann, Gavriel (2 March 2012). "Sudanese Tensions Reach Boiling Point". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
3. "S. Sudan says Sudan bombed 2 oil wells in South". CBS News. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012.
4. "US Condemns Latest Sudan Border Clashes". VOA News.com.
5. "Sudan and S.Sudan accuse each other of border attacks". Reuters. 31 March 2012.
6. "Sudanese jets attack oil pipeline – Africa". Al Jazeera English.
8. "Sudan and South Sudan teeter on the edge of war". Los Angeles Times. 12 April 2012.
9. Pfeiffer, Tom (12 April 2012). "Sudan vows swift response to south's oil field grab". Reuters. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
11. "Sudan bombs disputed oil town, South Sudan says". Reuters. 14 April 2012.
12. "Sudanese army take partial control of Heglig area – spokesperson". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
13. "Sudanese warplanes bomb U.N. camp in South Sudan". Al Arabiya. Agence France-Presse. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
14. "South Sudan's oil facility 'bombed by Sudan'". BBC News. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
15. Hereward Holland (23 April 2012). "Sudan bombs South Sudan border area, kills three: witnesses". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
16. "No peace between two Sudans: Crisis continues indefinitely :". Middle East Online. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
17. Ferrie, Jared (28 May 2012). "South Sudan Says Sudan Bombed Country Before Peace Talks". Bloomberg.