location: Guelguk
notes: Reports of government offensives on SPLA-IO positions in and around Mathiang in Longochuk County, Upper Nile, from around 1-6 July. On 6 July, SPLA-IO claimed to have repulsed pro-government attacks on their positions in Mangok, Mathiang, Malou, Biot and Guel Guk, inflicting 74 fatalities and dozens of injuries. Meanwhile, government troops claimed to have captured Marial and Thoc areas in Longochuk, losing five soldiers and 21 others wounded. Thousands of people were displaced and dozens of aid workers forced to relocate from Longochuk and Maiwut counties as tensions escalated around 6-7 July. Humanitarian compounds in Mathiang were reportedly looted during the fighting. SPLA denied any clashes in the area.
target_text: location: Guelguk, fatalities: 37