 After three days of fighting the battle eventually subsided, and both sides agreed to disengage to their pre-battle positions.Tang's militia would clash with the SPLA again in Malakal in 2009 and in Jonglei in 2011, before eventually surrendering to the SPLA shortly thereafter.The 2006 clash didn't escalate to a dangerous level, and the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum was held as planned and according to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005, resulting in South Sudan's independence.