UCDP

General information

Part of Conflict: n/a

First Battle Related Death: 2000-02-11

Date when dyad reached 25 battle releated deaths: 2009-01-11
Comment on date when dyad reached 25 battle related deaths: The non-state conflict between the Ngok Dinka and the Shiluk is first included in UCDP data in 2009. In January that year, fighting in Malakal town resulted in at least 70 battle-related deaths.

Conflict issues

Annual information

This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.

2000

Estimated Fatalities
High	11
Best	11
Low	11

Secondary Warring Support:

Side A (Ngok Dinka): n/a

Side B (Shiluk): n/a

2009

Estimated Fatalities
High	134
Best	121
Low	121

Secondary Warring Support:

Side A (Ngok Dinka): n/a

Side B (Shiluk): n/a

Dyad Archive

This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.

2000 Dyad Archive

Terminated: NO

2009 Dyad Archive

Comment on Active: The fighting between the Shiluk and Ngok Dinka in 2009 started with the fourth annual celebration of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Peace dancers from the two communities argued who should enter the stage first at a ceremony in Malakal, capital of Upper Nile. This resulted in several deaths and sparked attacks and retaliatory attacks during January. After this followed a period of calm relations between the groups but fighting erupted again a few times in the September-November period. The main reason for a peace dance having such a tragic effect was that relations between the groups had worsened during some times due to claims over land, especially the town of Malakal.