location: Mangayat North
notes: SPLA-IO forces claimed to have ambushed a government forces' convoy carrying Sudanese rebel JEM fighters under the command of Brig. Gen Abdel Rahman Arbab near Mangayat in Raja, Bahr El Ghazal, killing 35, injuring several others, abducting 15 soldiers and 'rescuing' four humanitarian staffs. JEM later confirmed the death of six of its members on an 'administrative mission' in 'liberated territories' but without specifying the exact circumstances. Local officials claimed that the rebels had ambushed four commercial vehicles in two separate attacks, killing at least eight civilians and abducting six aid workers from HealthNet, Solidarity International and a local aid group (one international and five nationals). The aid workers were released three days later. It is unclear if the two events occurred simultaneously.
target_text: location: Mangayat North, fatalities: 35