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• Under control of the Government and Allies
• Under control of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North and allies
• Under control of the Sudanese Awakening Revolutionary Council & Janjaweed
• Under control of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army - Justice and Equality Movement alliance (SLM-JEM/SLA-JEM) and allies (Egyptian Government to the north)
• Under control of the local forces and tribes

Contested

• Government & Allies - Sudanese Awakening Revolutionary Council & Janjaweed
• Government & Allies – Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North & allies
• SLA-JEM & Allies – Sudanese Awakening Revolutionary Council & Janjaweed
• Government & Allies - SLA-JEM & Allies (north: Egyptian Gov't)

Other

• Army base
• Airport or air base (jet)
• Airport or air base (helicopter)
• Oil field and terminal
• Major port, naval base
• Border post
• Dam
• Industrial complex or oilfield
• Rural presence

Inner controls, outer sieges (or strong enemy pressure) :  

Enemy pressure from one side

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