source: Sudan Tribune; Radio Tamazuj
actor1: SPLM-In Opposition: Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In Opposition
actor2: Military Forces of South Sudan (2011-)
location: Bentiu
notes: On 21st August, SPLA forces accused SPLM-IO rebels of attacking their positions at an unspecified location in Unity state (coordinates for Bentiu used). According to the SPLA spokesman, four SPLA soldiers and nine SPLM-IO attackers were killed in both this clash and a separate attack at Kuergeng (the figure of 10 fatalities has been given for the event in Kuergeng, and three for this event). The SPLM-IO denied knowledge of the fighting.