The battle of Dilling, was a siege for control of the city of Dalang, started on 26 June 2023 when Rapid Support Forces invaded Dalanj. The Sudanese Armed Forces has successfully defended and recaptured Dilling from the RSF. Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North attacked and sieged Dilling from the south. It was an urban battle of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present).[5][6]

Background

Main article: Battle of Khartoum (2023–present)

Dalang (Dilling) is a city in South Kordofan Wilayat. After the war broke out in Ramadan 2023, The RSF gained control of Abu Zabad, a city to the north of Dalang. They temporarily captured the city in the summer of 2023. SPLM-N deployed forces and began from controlled territory in cities such as Sarafayah and Kadugli.[7]

Battle

On June 21, fighters of the SPLM-N (El Hilu) took control of the town's police station in an attack on the western and southern sides of the town. The fighters later withdrew causing an undisclosed amount of army and police casualties. They also took control of the road that connected the town to Kadugli.[7]

On July 1, the SAF launched airstrikes on SPLM-N positions in the west of the town.[8] On July 15, the SPLM-N took control of the Karkaraya oilfield which is near the town.[3] The next day, the RSF ambushed an SAF convoy North of the town, killing and wounding several soldiers and forcing them to disperse. The RSF also seized one military vehicle.[3] On August 14, a landmine explosion that struck a cart carrying a family to their farm killed 2 of the members and injured 3 others.[9]

In January of 2024, the town fell under SPLM-N control. This happened after the group made a deal with the SAF to fight the RSF and its allies in the region.[10] On January 10, the SPLM-N and SAF repelled an RSF attack, destroying 5 vehicles and capturing 21 others.[4]

On July 30, the SAF attacked SPLM-N positions in the town and seized the Karkaba and Jabal Koun areas that are both 5 kilometers south of the town.[11]

On January 13, 2025, the SAF took control of Karkaraia and Hajar Al-Jawad on the road connecting the town to Kadugli.[12] On February 24, the SAF was able to partially break the siege of town and of Kadugli and captured the Al-Karkal, Koli, and Kiqa areas north of Kadugli and the Hajar Al-Jawad and Karkariya areas in the south of the town.[13]

Conditions

Sudan War Monitor reported war crimes including two hanged half-stripped bodies in Dilling amidst an RSF attack on 10 January 2024 repelled by SAF and SPLM-N, and combat in Western Dilling; and the handling of a killed SAF soldier that was shown off in a marketplace. Intense combat involved collapsing some residences with fire. A recorder said while filming the site, "Dilling is the graveyard of the Janjaweed". He also expected RSF-backed Janjaweed soldiers to experience the same fate of those two. Telecommunications were heavily restricted and dealt with outages. Airstrikes were impacting in the skies above the battle and drew attention to the part-razed and infrastructurally impaired city. Displaced refugees exited the city in the thousands and were replaced by militants. Report indicates the humanitarian problems refugees faced included lack of medical resources, roads and sheltering in overfilled cities such as El Obeid.[14]

Fighting in Kordofan

Other areas in the Kordofan region that held intense military action included Babanusa, where fighting threatened to push more displacement. The RSF belligerated an SAF garrison in Habila. In response, South Sudan allocated some of its military to its Northern border. Fugitives fleeing elsewhere experienced shelter problems. RSF targeted oilfields near the border after holding those in Baleela.[14]

References

  1. ^ "South Kordofan residents flee as Sudan war escalates". al-Arabiya. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Details of Sudanese Rebels Forming a Parallel Govt Last Night in Nairobi". The Kenya Times. 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Sudan army clashes with RSF and SPLM-N El Hilu in South Kordofan". Radio Dabanga. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sudanese joint forces repel fresh RSF attack on South Kordofan's town". Sudan Tribune. 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Battle For Key Police Base Kills At Least 14 Sudan Civilians". Barron's. 26 June 2023. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ "South Kordofan residents flee as Sudan war escalates". al-Arabiya. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Battles persist over key areas in Sudan's South Kordofan". Radio Dabanga. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  8. ^ "SPLM-N El Hilu wins terrain in South Kordofan". Radio Dabanga. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Attacks, clashes, and landmine explosions disrupt daily life in Kordofan". Radio Dabanga. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  10. ^ "Dilling town falls to SPLM-N in South Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. 7 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Sudanese army breaks SPLM-N siege on Dilling, South Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Sudan army, SPLM-N clash in South Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. 2025-01-13. Archived from the original on 4 February 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Sudanese army breaks part of SPLM-N siege on Dilling in South Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. 24 February 2025.
  14. ^ a b Kordofan conflict spirals in dangerous direction Sudan War Monitor

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