Battle of Dilling

Battle of Dilling
Part of the Sudanese civil war

Situation as of August 2024
Date26 June 2023 – present (2023-06-26 – present)
(1 year, 2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Dalang, South Kordofan
Status

Ongoing

  • SAF in control of most of the city of Dilling
  • SAF lifts siege on 31 July 2024[1]
Belligerents

Sudanese Armed Forces

SPLM-N (Agar)		 Rapid Support Forces SPLM-N (Al-Hilu)
Commanders and leaders
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Malik Agar		 Hemedti
Abdelrahim Dagalo		 Abdelaziz al-Hilu

The battle of Dilling, an ongoing battle 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. SAF broke through the attack in July 2024. It is an urban battle of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present).[2][3]

  1. ^ "Sudanese army breaks SPLM-N siege on Dilling, South Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.