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Siege during the Darfur campaign of the 2023 Sudan conflict

Siege of Zalingei

Part of 2023 Sudan conflict's Darfur campaign

Date	15 April – 31 August 2023 (2023-04-15 – 2023-08-31) (4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan
Result	RSF victory

Belligerents

Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)

Darfur Joint Protection Force

Rapid Support Forces (RSF)

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Ali Yaqoub Gibril

Units involved

21st Infantry Division

Unknown

v t e Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Prelude War in Darfur Sudanese revolution 2021 Sudanese coup d'état Battles Khartoum Khartoum airport Laboratory crisis Yarmouk airstrike Darfur campaign Geneina Nyala El Fasher Zalingei Kutum Kabkabiya Merowe El Obeid Kadugli Wad Madani Babanusa Sennar offensive Dinder Dilling War crimes Masalit massacres Ardamata Misterei Gezira State massacres Wad An Nora Galgani Civilian airstrikes Darfur market Kutum Hospital Mayo Humanitarian crisis Famine Refugee crisis Forced deportation of Eritreans Evacuation of foreign nationals France [fr] India Germany Other Timeline 2023 2024 Treaty of Jeddah (2023) Attempted assassination of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan 2024 New Way Cargo Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 shootdown

Sudanese civil war (2023–present)

Prelude

Battles

Khartoum
Darfur campaign
- Geneina
- Nyala
- El Fasher
- Zalingei
- Kutum
- Kabkabiya
Merowe
El Obeid
Kadugli
Wad Madani
Babanusa
Sennar offensive
- Dinder
Dilling

War crimes

Humanitarian crisis

Other

The siege of Zalingei was a siege in the city of Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan, during the 2023 Sudan conflict.

Siege

Between 17 and 23 May 2023, the Zalingei Teaching Hospital was looted as was the Médecins Sans Frontières warehouse. Telecommunications were also cut off. By 29 May, Zalingei became a new epicentre of the fighting under siege by armed militias. Housing and infrastructure were destroyed. The town reportedly faced medical shortages after looting and attacks by the Rapid Support Forces. In June 2023, the United Nations reported of clashes inside the city.

On 6 August 2023, the RSF claimed they had taken full control of the city and the wider Central Darfur region. The SAF subsequently claimed that it had raised the siege of Zalingei and had retaken the western part of the city from the RSF. On 31 August, Zalingei's SAF garrison, consisting of the 21st Infantry Division, fled the settlement. This allowed the RSF to fully secure the entire city without further opposition.

References

^ McGregor 2023.
"High-ranking RSF commander killed amidst fierce fighting in El Fasher". Sudan Tribune. 14 June 2024.
"Sudan's western cities under fire as two-month-old war spreads". France 24. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
"MSF 'shaken and appalled' by looting of its premises in Sudan". PharmiWeb.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
"Fresh fighting threatens Sudan's week-long ceasefire | Cyprus Mail". cyprus-mail. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
"Sudan Darfur crisis: 'Everything civilians can use has been burned or destroyed'". BBC News. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
"Sudan's military, RSF agree ceasefire extension". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
"Sudan: Health Situation in Central Darfur 'Rapidly Deteriorating'". Dabanga. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
Schipani, Andres (2023-06-01). "'The garden of war': horseback killers return to Darfur". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
Amgad (2023-08-06). "RSF claim 'full control' of Central Darfur after clashes". Dabanga Radio TV Online. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
"Sudanese army retakes control of Central Darfur's capital". Sudan Tribune. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

Works cited

McGregor, Andrew (December 2023). "Assessing the War in Sudan: Is an RSF Victory in Sight?". Terrorism Monitor. 21 (24). Jamestown Foundation.

v t e Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Belligerents	RSF Hemedti SAF al-Burhan SPLM-N (al-Hilu faction) Abdelaziz al-Hilu SLM (Tambour faction) Mustafa Tambour Popular Resistance PDF Al-Bara' ibn Malik Battalion AWB Darfur Joint Protection Force Tamazuj Tagadum
Battles	Khartoum Khartoum Airport Darfur campaign Geneina Nyala El Fasher UNSC Resolution 2736 Zalingei Kutum Kabkabiya El Obeid Kadugli Merowe Airport Wad Madani Babanusa Sennar Dinder Dilling
War crimes	May 2023 Mayo shelling Masalit massacres Misterei massacre Ardamata massacre Kutum Hospital airstrike Wad Al-Noora massacre Galgani massacre October 2024 civilian airstrikes 2024 eastern Gezira State massacres
Humanitarian crisis	Famine Zamzam camp Refugee crisis Forced deportation of Eritreans Evacuation of foreign nationals France [fr] India Germany Local humanitarian groups ERRs SDU
Damaged infrastructure	Chevrelet Shambat Bridge Sudan Central Bank Aircraft at Khartoum airport NTC Tower Laboratory crisis
Related	Timeline 2023 2024 Attempted assassination of al-Burhan Treaty of Jeddah (2023) 2023 Foro Baranga clashes Sudanese transition to democracy (2019–2021)
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