source: Catholic Radio Network; Sudan Tribune; Radio Tamazuj
actor1: Military Forces of South Sudan (2011-)
actor2: NAS: National Salvation Front
location: Yei
notes: On December 16th, SSPDF and NAS forces clashed twice in the area of Yei (Central Equatoria) and at an unspecified location close to the borders between Western and Central Equatoria, with both sides accusing the other of initiating the violence. The SSPDF spokesman said that NAS forces ambushed govt soldiers in the area (and also of destroying a bridge at Lumumba), killing two SSPDF soldiers and wounding five. The NAS said their forces were assaulted at two locations (Mile 13 and Mile 20 on the Yei-Maridi road), and that they had inflicted 'heavy losses' on the army (two events coded with one fatality apiece, with Yei at precision 2 as the location for one event, and Maridi (Western Equatoria) as the location for the second event, also at precision 2).