2025 Nasir clashes
| Nasir clashes | ||||||||
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| Part of the aftermath of the South Sudanese Civil War | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Nuer White Army |
South Sudan Uganda (9 March–1 April) | UNMISS | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
| Ter Chuol Gatkuoth | Maj. Gen. David Majur Dak † |
Nicholas Haysom Lt. General Mohan Subramanian | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
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more than 40 killed 77 wounded |
257 killed 16 wounded | 1 helicopter crew member killed, 2 wounded | ||||||
| 50,000 people displaced | ||||||||
Clashes broke out in the South Sudanese town of Nasir between members of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Nuer White Army on 3 March 2025. Tensions between the town's garrison and local forces, heightened by the arrival of government-backed militia, led the White Army to overrun the army barracks. During an attempt to evacuate the remaining SSPDF troops, helicopters belonging to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan came under fire, resulting in significant casualties.
In response, the government of South Sudan and Ugandan forces conducted airstrikes on villages in Nasir, Longechuk, and Ulang counties. With the cooperation of local leaders, the SSPDF peacefully retook Nasir on 20 April 2025.
The clashes have had major political consequences, leading to arrest of dozens of politicians affiliated with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO)—which the government accuses of supporting the Nuer White Army—and raised concerns that the country might return to civil war. The First Vice President of South Sudan and leader of the SPLA-IO, Riek Machar, was stripped of his authority and placed on trial due to charges relating to the clashes.