Heglig Oilfield placed under neutral South Sudan protection

Tripartite agreement with RSF and SAF sees SSPDF deployed to secure strategic oil infrastructure after SAF redeployment

South Sudan army soldiers at Heglig.

South Sudan army has deployed forces to the Heglig Oilfield under a tripartite security arrangement with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), placing one of the most critical energy nodes in the (north) Sudan–South Sudan borderlands under neutral protection as the war in Sudan continues to reshape regional security dynamics.