location: Koch
notes: SPLA-IO attacked government forces in Koch town in retaliation for an earlier raid by SPLA-affiliated youth in Lang, where 7,000 heads of cattle were stolen. 15 people were killed in the Koch attack, including three children, and 26 wounded. The Koch attack occurred on the first day of the entry into force of a Cessation of Hostilities agreement signed three days prior between the warring factions in Addis Ababa.
target_text: location: Koch, fatalities: 15