location: Kaya
notes: SPLA-IO rebels claimed to have simultaneously attacked and captured Kaya (partial capture), Bindu, Kimba and Bazi in Equatoria from government troops on 26 August. Local officials later announced around 30 fatalities from both sides during these incidents, including an American civilian journalist who died in the crossfire in Kaya. Rebels had claimed 56 killed on the government's side and five on theirs. The army's spokesperson claimed that Kaya remained fully under their control.
target_text: location: Kaya, fatalities: 15