Agok

Agok
Arabic: أكوك
Border Town
Agok is located in Sudan
Agok
Agok
Location in the Sudan and South Sudan
Agok is located in South Sudan
Agok
Agok
Agok (South Sudan)
Coordinates: 9°20′58″N 28°34′50″E / 9.34944°N 28.58056°E / 9.34944; 28.58056
Country South Sudan
Sudan
Administrative areaRumamer County, Abyei Special Administrative Area
Population
 • Total
30,000 (23,000 IDP)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EAT)
Area code6GXC8HXJ+Q5

Agok (Arabic: أكوك) is a border town in the disputed Abyei region near the South Sudanese border. Due to the Second Sudanese Civil War (2007-2011), many residents in South Sudan fled to Agok, with 23,000 of the 30,000 total people in the town being internally displaced. After the war, internal conflicts in Sudan caused tensions between pro-Sudanese and pro-South Sudanese residents, which caused a humanitarian crisis in Agok. UNISFA established its base in Agok.

On 10 February 2022, armed militants from Twic County raided Agok Town and Aniet Market, with ten civilians killed. The militants were suspected to be from South Sudan according to Abyei Youth chairperson, Chol Deng Miyom. A similar attack in January 2024 left a UN peacekeeper dead along with dozens of others.

References

  1. ↑ "Abyei, a non-state entity of post-war Sudanese divide". www.aljazeera.com.
  2. ↑ "Abyei Administrative Area humanitarian situation overview - people impacted by violence in Agok and Anet". Humanitarian Response. 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Abyei youth demand investigation into Agok attack". The City Review South Sudan.
  4. ↑ "Sudan: Emergency in the Contested Area of Abyei". Doctors Without Borders - USA.
  5. ↑ "A Dozens killed as violence flares in region disputed by Sudan, South Sudan". al Jazeera. 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.