source: Radio Miraya; Sudans Post; Radio Tamazuj; VOA; Eye Radio (South Sudan); Juba Monitor
actor1: SPLM-In Opposition-Kitgweng: Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In Opposition (Kitgweng faction)
actor2: SPLM-In Opposition: Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In Opposition
location: Khor Jala
notes: On 26 December 2021, heavy fighting was reported between SPLM-IO Kitgweng forces and SPLM-IO loyalists in multiple locations in north-western Manyo county (Upper Nile state), with Kitgweng forces claiming to have seized an IO base at Khor Jala (approximate coordinates used). Reports suggest that at least 47 were killed in the greater Meganis area (6 Kitgweng, 37 IO loyalists, and 4 Sudanese pastoralists caught in the crossfire) and at least 16 wounded on the side of Kitgweng. 47 fatalities distributed across three events, with 10 coded to Khor Jala, 25 to the greater Meganis area, and 12 coded to Amut (based on more specific reports from this area).