Golo, Sudan

Golo
Golo Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 13°10′39.61″N 23°38′32.95″E / 13.1776694°N 23.6424861°E / 13.1776694; 23.6424861Coordinates: 13°10′39.61″N 23°38′32.95″E / 13.1776694°N 23.6424861°E / 13.1776694; 23.6424861
Country	Sudan
State	West Darfur

Golo is a settlement and rural district located in West Darfur, Sudan. The start of the Darfur conflict is conventionally dated to an attack claimed by the Darfur Liberation Front upon Golo on 26 February 2003. Over the course of the conflict, it changed hands between the government and rebel forces several times.

External links

DLF captured Golo the Provisional Headquarters South West of Elfashir City, press release of the Darfur Liberation Front, 14 March 2003
Rebels battling for Darfur town, BBC News, 26 January 2006

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