location: Rumbek
notes: Government soldiers and allied forces killed 611 rebels of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army of John Garang when they tried to capture territory in Bahr el-Ghazal, unknown exact location. Additionally, 132 regular soldiers had died in the fighting. The fighting occurred between 'late last month' at the time of the publication.
target_text: location: Rumbek, fatalities: 186