| 2009 Sobat River conflict | |||||
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| Part of Sudanese nomadic conflicts | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Sudan People's Liberation Army | Jikany Nuer tribesmen | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 27 barges carrying food aid with a 150-man SPLA escort, four other barges | Unknown | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| At least 40 soldiers and civilians killed[1] | |||||
| 735 tonnes of food aid looted or destroyed, 11 UN barges missing[1] | |||||
Nasir
The attack took place near the town of Nasir, South Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia
The 2009 Sobat River ambush was a battle between Jikany Nuer tribesmen and the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) which was escorting a United Nations (UN) aid convoy on 12 June 2009.