Koch is a community in the Koch County of

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, in the

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region of

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. It is the headquarters of Koch County. The community lies in Jagei Nuer territory. It is within the Block 5A oil concession. Between 1998 and 2003 the community was attacked many times by government-supported troops or militias. In 2002 the community was repeatedly attacked by a government Antonov bomber and helicopter gunships. On 31 January 2000,

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formally resigned from the government and called on his commanders and Nuer chiefs to meet him at Koch.

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planes were used under false pretenses to transport leaders to the conference, where the Sudan People's Defence Forces / Democratic Front was announced.

References

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, title=Sudan, oil, and human rights , author=Jemera Rone , author-link=Jemera Rone , publisher=Human Rights Watch , year=2003 , ISBN=1-56432-291-2 Populated places in Unity (state) Koch County