Second Congo War
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| 2024 | LRA officer Thomas Kwoyelo was tried in Uganda and sentenced to 40 years in prison for crimes including rape, murder, kidnapping, and enslavement of civilians. |
| April 2024 | Joint DRC and Uganda military operation neutralized two ADF leaders: Doctor 'Musa' and Commander 'Baghdad'. |
| 2021 | The group claimed an attack near Kampala that resulted in one death and seven injuries. |
| April 11 2021 | Johnson Juma Okot was replaced by Santino Deng Wol as Chief of Defence Forces. |
| February 2021 | The ICC found Dominic Ongwen guilty of 61 crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and forced marriage. |
| 2020 | Baluku claimed ADF had ceased to exist and was succeeded by the Islamic State's Central Africa Province. |
| 2020 | ADF forces associated with 800 deaths and a prison escape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| May 11 2020 | President Kiir removed Gabriel Jok Riak and appointed General Johnson Juma Okot as Chief of Defence Forces. |
| March 12 2020 | Conclusion of Dominic Ongwen's trial at the ICC, with 4,095 victims granted the right to participate. |
| December 2019 | FARDC began large-scale operations against ADF, which continued until late 2020, killing hundreds of ADF fighters. |
| October 2019 | More than 40 members of the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) participated in a two-day United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) training in Kuajok, Gogrial, aimed at enhancing military capabilities and supporting peace consolidation efforts. |
| July 2019 | All fighters were ordered to designated assembly sites as part of the September 2018 peace agreement, though the process of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration was not completed. |
| April 15 2019 | Peter Gadet, commander of the 7th Division, died |
| September 2018 | The military force was renamed again to South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF). |
| May 2018 | A two-day meeting of the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was held in Addis Ababa to discuss progress, pending tasks, and future steps. |
| May 4 2018 | General Gabriel Jok Riak replaced James Ajongo Mawut as Chief of Defence Force |
| April 28 2018 | Chief of General Staff James Ajongo Mawut died in Cairo from a short illness. |
| 2017 | ADF elements began forging connections with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). |
| December 2017 | A cessation of hostilities agreement was reached, but it never effectively took effect. |
| December 7 2017 | ADF attacked in North Kivu, killing 15 Tanzanian UN peacekeepers and 5 Congolese soldiers. |
| August 2017 | President Kiir announced the new name would be the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), emphasizing the need to represent the people's will and professionalise the army. |
| May 2017 | James Ajongo Mawut became Chief of Defence Force, replacing Paul Malong Awan |
| May 16 2017 | President Kiir announced a restructure of the army and change of name to the South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF). |
| January 2017 | The Tiger Faction New Forces (TFNF) was destroyed after coming into conflict with SPLM-IO rebels, resulting in the death of its leader Yoanis Okiech. |
| 2016 | The Panel of Experts reported that the SPLA had become increasingly dominated by Dinka from greater Bahr el-Ghazal, marginalizing other tribal representations. |
| 2015 | ADF conducted weekly attacks killing more than 400 people, primarily in the territories of Beni (North Kivu) and Irumu (Ituri). |
| December 2 2015 | Stephen Buay, a Bul Nuer, was redeployed to lead the SPLA's 4th Division in Rubkona, Unity State, replacing the previous commander. |
| October 2015 | The Tiger Faction New Forces (TFNF), a Shilluk militia led by Yoanis Okiech, split from the SPLA and started an insurgency against the SPLM government. |
| July 2015 | Jamil Mukulu was extradited to Uganda, with Musa Baluku cementing his power and moving the ADF closer to international jihadism. |
| April 2015 | ADF leader Jamil Mukulu was arrested in Tanzania. |
| April 2015 | SPLA-IG launched a coordinated attack in Unity State, involving multiple divisions across multiple sectors, with the aim of systematically destroying villages and towns to eliminate SPLM/A-in-Opposition support. |
| January 2015 | Dominic Ongwen was reported to have defected or been captured by Ugandan forces. |
| January 26 2015 | Dominic Ongwen made his first appearance before the ICC. |
| 2014 | Paul Malong Awan succeeded James Hoth Mai as Chief of General Staff (COGS). |
| October 2014 | From October to December, 250 people were killed, with the ADF primarily blamed by the DRC government and MONUSCO. |
| January 2014 | FARDC launched a major offensive against ADF forces in Beni, causing Mukulu and other senior leaders to flee their headquarters camp. |
| 2013 | The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) experienced a significant resurgence and began to show signs of increased radicalization, marking a new phase of their insurgent activities in the region. |
| 2013 | Military budget further increased to 2.52 billion South Sudanese pounds, suggesting continued investment in the country's defense capabilities. |
| 2013 | The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) splits into two main factions: SPLM-In Government (SPLM-IG) led by President Kiir and SPLM-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by former Vice President Riek Machar. |
| 2013 | Ugandan forces, alerted by U.S. troops, killed LRA chief planner Colonel Samuel Kangul. |
| December 21 2013 | 4th Division commander James Koang Chuol declared he deposed the caretaker governor and his forces were no longer loyal to President Salva Kiir |
| December 16 2013 | Fighting resumed after President Kiir claimed the coup attempt was put down, with military spokesman Colonel Philip Aguer stating that some military installations were attacked by armed soldiers. |
| December 15 2013 | Fighting broke out in Juba between different factions of the armed forces, described by the government as a coup d'état attempt against President Kiir. |
| September 2013 | ADF attacked the Watalinga Sector in North Kivu, DRC, killing 3 people and abducting 30 individuals, including 8 minors. |
| September 2013 | Regional leaders under the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region requested the UN Force Intervention Brigade to attack foreign negative forces in the DRC, including the ADF. |
| July 11 2013 | ADF attacked the town of Kamango, causing over 60,000 refugees to flee across the border into the Ugandan district of Bundibugyo. |
| April 2013 | ADF began a recruitment campaign in Kampala and other parts of Uganda, with approximately ten new recruits joining the group daily. |
| 2012 | Military budget increased to 2.42 billion South Sudanese pounds, equivalent to 537 million US dollars, indicating ongoing military development and organizational efforts. |
| 2012 | Work on a national security strategy began in late 2012. |
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