Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile

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The Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile is an armed struggle between the Sudanese government and rebel groups rooted in political marginalization, ethnic tensions, and disputes over power and resources in the border regions left unresolved after South Sudan’s secession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil conflict
war in Sudan
abbreviation Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North
surface form: SPLM–N
ceasefireEffortsBy African Union
United Nations
regional mediators
conflictType internal armed conflict
country Sudan
ethnicDimension Arab tribes
Ingessana
Nuba peoples NERFINISHED
hasCause contested land rights
contested oil-rich border areas
contested political representation
contested security arrangements
disputes over natural resources
disputes over power
ethnic tensions
political marginalization
unresolved issues after South Sudan secession
humanitarianImpact food insecurity
large-scale internal displacement
refugee flows to South Sudan
restricted humanitarian access
involves local militias
paramilitary forces
issue implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement protocols
power-sharing
security arrangements
self-determination demands
wealth-sharing
locatedInTimeAfter South Sudan’s independence in 2011
location Blue Nile
South Kordofan
mainBelligerent Government of Sudan
Sudanese Armed Forces
surface form: Sudan Armed Forces

Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North
surface form: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North
partOf Sudanese conflicts in the peripheries
post-Comprehensive Peace Agreement conflicts in Sudan
region Nuba Mountains
relatedTo Second Sudanese Civil War
Sudanese peace process
War in Darfur
startTime 2011
status intermittent fighting and ceasefires
timePeriod 21st century
triggeredBy disarmament demands on SPLA forces in the North
disputed gubernatorial elections in South Kordofan in 2011

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Second Sudanese Civil War followedBy Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
Sudanese Air Force conflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
Sudanese Armed Forces involvedInConflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
this entity surface form: South Kordofan conflict
Nuba Mountains involvedInConflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
this entity surface form: Sudan–People's Liberation Movement/Army conflict
Nuba Mountains involvedInConflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
this entity surface form: South Kordofan conflict
Nuba Mountains involvedInConflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
this entity surface form: Sudanese government–SPLM-N conflict