What the records say
- When
- 9 Mar 1997 – Apr 1997
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 4.83° N, 29.80° E
- Description
- 1997 SPLA-led offensive against the Sudanese government
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Operation Thunderbolt (1997)
SPLA-led offensive against the Sudanese government
Operation Thunderbolt was the codename for a military offensive by the South Sudanese SPLA rebel group and its allies during the Second Sudanese Civil War. The operation aimed at conquering several towns in Western and Central Equatoria, most importantly Yei, which served as strongholds for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and helped the Sudanese government to supply its allies, the Ugandan insurgents of the WNBF and…
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