2010 South Darfur clash

2010 South Darfur attack
Part of Sudanese nomadic conflicts
Date 23 April 2010 Location Bulbula, South Darfur, Sudan 9°59′31″N 26°10′54″E / 9.9918433°N 26.1817932°E / 9.9918433; 26.1817932
Belligerents
SPLA	Unknown, claimed to be Rezeigat tribe or Sudan People's Armed Forces
Strength
A company of 120 men[1]	Four landcruisers with mounted machine guns
Casualties and losses
Unknown	At least 58 killed and 85 wounded according to Rezeigat tribal source[2]
class=notpageimage| Bulbula within Sudan.

On 23 April 2010 a military clash occurred in South Darfur involving a Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) company and another party. The clash happened in Balballa near to the border with the Bahr al-Ghazal province. The identity of the other combatant is disputed with the SPLA claiming it to be the North Sudanese Sudan People's Armed Forces (SPAF) whilst the SPAF and tribal sources say that it was Rezeigat nomadic Arab tribesmen that were involved. A Rezeigat tribal leader has said that 58 tribesmen were killed in the clash and 85 were wounded. The governor of Bahr al-Ghazal has stated that both sides suffered casualties but no figures for SPLA losses are known.

The attack came just before results of the April general election were due to be announced. North Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was expected to win the election, with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement retaining control over the semi-autonomous south of the country.^[1]