<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> South Sudanese Civil War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Part of Ethnic violence in South Sudan and the Sudanese Civil Wars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Military situation in South Sudan updated as of 1 April 2016 Under control of the Government of South Sudan Under control of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement - in - Opposition Under control of the Government of Sudan (For a more detailed map of the current military situation, see here .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 15 December 2013--present (4 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> South Sudan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Multiple peace agreements reached between the government and SPLM - IO and other groups failed to halt fighting; </Li> <Li> Local insurgencies continue after peace agreements . </Li> <Li> Famine is declared in parts of the country . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> South Sudan </P> <Ul> <Li> SPLA </Li> <Li> Air Force </Li> <Li> Mathiang Anyoor </Li> <Li> Maban Defence Force </Li> </Ul> <P> SSLM Uganda Egypt (alleged) JEM </P> SPLM - N (alleged) </Td> <Td> <P> UNMISS </P> <Ul> <Li> Regional Protection Force <Ul> <Li> Rwanda </Li> <Li> Ethiopia </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> SPLM - IO Nuer White Army </P> SSDM (show) <Ul> <Li> Cobra Faction </Li> <Li> Greater Pibor Forces (since 2015) </Li> <Li> Agwelek forces </Li> </Ul> <P> TFNF SSFDP South Sudan National Army NAS (since March 2017) SSPA SS - UF Arrow Boys (since Nov. 2015) </P> Wau State insurgents </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Salva Kiir Mayardit (President of South Sudan) James Ajonga Mawut (2017 - 18) Paul Malong Awan (2014--17) James Hoth Mai (until 2014) Kuol Manyang Juuk Peter Par Jiek † Yoweri Museveni Katumba Wamala Matthew Puljang </Td> <Td> David Shearer (from 2016) Ellen Margrethe Løj (2014--2016) Hilde Frafjord Johnson (until 2014) </Td> <Td> <P> Riek Machar (Leader of the SPLM - IO) Paulino Zangil Peter Gadet </P> Khalid Botrous (2016--present) David Yau Yau (2013--2016) John Uliny Gabriel Tang † Thomas Cirillo Yoanis Okiech † Paul Malong Awan (from 2018) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SPLM: 150,000 </Td> <Td> UNMISS: 12,523 </Td> <Td> SPLM - IO: At least 10,000 defectors Nuer White Army: 25,000 (2013) NAS: 20,000 + (NAS claim, 2017) SSPA: 15,000 (SSPA claim, 2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10,659 killed, 9,921 wounded (January--October 2014) </Td> <Td> 5 UNMISS peacekeepers, </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> 190,000 violent deaths 193,000 excess deaths </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> 1,500,000 + civilians had fled South Sudan and 2,100,000 + civilians internally displaced (as of 2017) 21 Ugandan soldiers KIA . Four Kenyan civilians killed . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> South Sudanese Civil War </Th> </Tr>

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