2025 Nasir clashes 2025
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 3 March 2025 – 7 March 2025 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2025 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | South Sudan | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Nuer White Army, South Sudan People's Defence Forces | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 8.6069, 33.0439 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
Clashes broke out in the South Sudanese town of Nasir between members of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Nuer White Army on 3 March 2025. Tensions between the town's garrison and local forces, heightened by the arrival of government-backed militia, led the White Army to overrun the army barracks. During an attempt to evacuate the remaining SSPDF troops, helicopters belonging to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan came under fire, resulting in significant casualties.
In response, the government of South Sudan and Ugandan forces conducted airstrikes on villages in Nasir, Longechuk, and Ulang counties. With the cooperation of local leaders, the SSPDF peacefully retook Nasir on 20 April 2025.
The clashes have had major political consequences, leading to the arrest of dozens of politicians affiliated with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO)—which the government accuses of supporting the Nuer White Army—and raised concerns that the country might return to civil war. The First Vice President of South Sudan and leader of the SPLA-IO, Riek Machar, was stripped of his authority and placed on trial due to charges relating to the clashes.
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