The air campaign of the Heglig Crisis was a military air campaign of the Sudanese Government against the Republic of South Sudan during the Heglig Crisis.
Conflict The campaign started on 1 March 2012, in Panykang County when two Sudanese planes damaged two oil wells in South Sudan.
Date Location Casualties Notes Citation 1 March Panykang County, Unity State NoneTwo oil wells damaged March Unity oilfield Unknown — 30 March Various Unknown On the positions of SPLA forces along the border. 4 April Unity State None 1 MiG-29 lost 9 April Teshwin, Unity State None — 12 April Bentiu, Unity State 1 soldier killed and 4 civilians wounded — 14 April Heglig, South Kordofan Unknown — 14 April Bentiu, Unity State 1 soldier and 4 civilians killed, 6 wounded Rubkotna bridge undamaged. 14 April Abiemnom County of Dinka Ruweng Community, Unity State 36 people were injured during an air attack in Ruweng Biemnom County Ruweng Biemnom bridge was destroyed 15 April Heglig, South Kordofan Unknown Possible damage to oil facilities 15 April UN peacekeepers' camp in South Sudan None Confirmed by Kouider Zerrouk spokesman for UNMISS. 15 April Mayom County, Unity State 7 people killed and 14 wounded — 16 April Villages East of Bentiu, Unity State 2 people killed and 8 wounded — 22 April Unity oil field — — 23 April Bentiu – Rubkona area 3 people killed Market in Rubkona damaged 21 May Werguet, Northern Bahr el Ghazal — — 22 May Werguet, Northern Bahr el Ghazal — — 28 May Werguet, Northern Bahr el Ghazal 10 killed —
Note: Since Sudan does not allow journalists into conflict areas, reports of the bombings and the conflict are by-and-large reported by sources in South Sudan or those allied with the Sudan People's Liberation Army. Sudan claims that it has exclusively bombed South Sudanese military positions and denies all further allegations.
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