source: Sudans Post; Radio Dabanga; AFP; Xinhua; UNSC; Radio Tamazuj; Juba Monitor; New York Times
actor1: SPLM-In Opposition: Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In Opposition
actor2: SPLM-In Opposition-Kitgweng: Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In Opposition (Kitgweng faction)
location: Meganis
notes: On 7 August 2021, heavy fighting was reported to the east of Meganis town (Manyo county, Upper Nile state) along the disputed border between Sudan and South Sudan, involving SPLM-IO forces loyal to Dr Riek Machar and forces loyal to senior generals who signed the Kitgweng Declaration, who are now under the overall command of Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual. Both sides have accused the other of initiating the clashes, with both claiming to have killed around 30 of the opposing side whilst suffering minor losses of their own. Subsequent reporting has stated that 34 people were killed in total, whilst the UNSC saying that fighting caused 'between 45 and 64 casualties' (although the ratio of killed to wounded is not specified). Thousands have been displaced from the area, some of whom returned several days later.