location: Ullu
notes: Around 15 December 2017 (as reported), the SPLM-North faction led by Malik Agar claimed that a major in their armed forces was recently killed by Abdelaziz al-Hilu's SPLM-North faction at an unspecified location in Blue Nile state (presumed to be in southern areas where fighting has taken place this year, and coded to Ullu, Bau locality), leading to renewed fighting between the two factions.
target_text: location: Ullu, fatalities: 1