Pagak offensive

When

25 Aug 2017

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

8.49° N, 34.02° E

Description

2017 military offensive

Placed at the town its title names, Pagak.

The Pagak offensive was a major military operation by the South Sudanese government during the South Sudanese Civil War with the aim of capturing the strategic town of Pagak and the wider Maiwut County from Riek Machar's SPLM-IO rebels. Since the civil war's beginning, Pagak had served as headquarters and stronghold for the rebels, and its loss was believed to possibly greatly weaken the insurgency.

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