First Battle of Heglig

First Battle of Heglig
Part of the Heglig Crisis
Date26–28 March 2012
Location
Heglig, Sudan
9°59′58″N 29°23′55″E / 9.999444°N 29.398611°E / 9.999444; 29.398611
Result South Sudanese victory
Belligerents
 South Sudan  Sudan
Commanders and leaders
Salva Kiir Omar al-Bashir
Strength
Unknown 1,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
3 Unknown
Heglig within Sudan.

The First Battle of Heglig was a military campaign of South Sudan that gave rise to the 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict.

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