Middle East 593
Date(s): August 5, 1994 to April 14, 1997
Participants: 500 Uganda/625 Sudan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: Both Uganda and Sudan battled rebel groups along their joint border, and
both accused the other of supporting rebel factions targeting their respective state.
This nearly three-year-long dispute consisted of various border violations and cross-
border attacks by both countries. Armed forces from the two countries clashed three
times—once in May 1996, again in March 1997, and finally in April 1997.
MID#4304
Dispute Number: 4304
Date(s): December 7, 1997
Participants: 625 Sudan/500 Uganda
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A Sudanese aircraft crossed into Ugandan airspace while trying to track
rebel movements. Rebels downed the plane.
Coding changes: End Date changed from December 9, 1997.
MID#4248
Dispute Number: 4248
Date(s): September 28, 1998 to April 1999
Participants: 625 Sudan/500 Uganda
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Rebels in the border region between Uganda and Sudan prompted this
dispute that began on September 28, 1998, with Sudan mobilizing its forces against
Uganda, whom Sudan suspected of aiding the rebels. Sudan attacked targets in
Uganda in October, and by November Uganda had responded by putting its own
forces on alert. Uganda also fortified one village likely to be targeted by Sudan but
never responded with direct force.
MID#4305
Dispute Number: 4305
Date(s): October 30, 2001
Participants: 500 Uganda/625 Sudan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Ugandan forces went on alert, fearing increased rebel activity along its
border with Sudan.