JAKARTA - The Sudanese army managed to defeat the attempt to besiege the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary forces in Kadugli, the capital of the South Kordofan state, Tuesday, February 3.
"Our forces have entered Kadugli and lifted the siege," said one of the sources on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to provide information to the media.
Kadugli, a famine-hit region last year according to UN data, has been under siege for nearly three years since war broke out in April 2023 between Sudanese soldiers and RSF militias.
The RSF militias are not alone in besieging Kadugli, they are backed by local allied militants, factions from the Sudan-North People's Liberation Movement led by Abdelaziz El-Hilu.
The siege also includes the neighboring town of Dilling, which the United Nations says was hit by a similar famine to Kadugli before January 2025 when army forces managed to mount a relief operation.
"After a fierce battle on the road between Dilling and Kadugli, our forces defeated the RSF and their Hilu militia, inflicting heavy losses on them," another military source said.
Since the war in Sudan broke out, tens of thousands of people have been killed and 11 million people have been displaced.
In the region of South Kordofan, which is currently the front line of a fierce war between the Sudanese army and the RSF militia, hundreds of thousands of people are facing starvation amid the world's largest food crisis and displacement.
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