Between Bentiu and Thar Jath

2 May, 1999

The SSDF attacked Matiep and GoS troops and took captive 23 Chinese technicians working on the pipeline. Fighting caused the flight of some 3,000 – 4,000 civilians towards the south.

Perpetrator: The SSDF

Source: Franco, Special Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan, p 13