source: Sudans Post; Radio Dabanga; Eye Radio (South Sudan); Radio Tamazuj
actor1: Shilluk Ethnic Militia (South Sudan)
actor2: El Seleem Belel Ethnic Militia (Sudan)
location: Meganis
notes: On 3 January 2021, clashes were reported in the disputed border town of Meganis (a.k.a. El Mogeines) in Manyo county of Upper Nile state. A South Sudanese militia (presumed to be Shilluk) clashed with members of the El Seleem Belel, supposedly after a dispute over accessing a water well escalated. 17 were killed across two days of fighting (fatalities distributed across two events) and more than 20 were injured. Note that conflicting accounts of the incident have emerged, some of which have linked the SPLM-IO to the events.