source: Sudans Post; Eye Radio (South Sudan); UNSC; Radio Tamazuj; Radio Miraya
actor1: Military Forces of South Sudan (2011-)
actor2: Gaagwang-Eastern Jikany Sub-Clan Militia (South Sudan)
location: Kwat
notes: On 14 March 2021, two SSPDF soldiers were killed in disputed circumstances in the Kwat (a.k.a. Koat) area of Luakpiny/Nasir county (Upper Nile state). SPLM-IO forces stated that the soldiers fired upon local youth (presumed to be of the Gaagwang section of the Eastern Jikany Nuer) prompting them to engage the soldiers, killing two. The SSPDF spokesman says that their forces came under fire by the local militia, whilst a county official has alleged that IO forces were responsible for the firing. Event presumed to have involved local militia.