Battle of Kadugli

Battle of Kadugli
Part of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Date8 June 2023 – present
(1 year, 5 months and 4 days)
Location
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Sudanese Armed Forces SPLM-N (al-Hilu faction) Rapid Support Forces
Commanders and leaders
Jau Kafi[1]
Kafi Tayyar Al-Badeen[2]
Abdelaziz al-Hilu[3]
Izzat Koko Angelo[2]
Unknown
Units involved
14th Infantry Division[4]
54th Infantry Brigade[3]
Sudanese Air Force[3]
Al-Badeen's militia[2]
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 300-400 killed (by September 2023)[1] Unknown
50,000+ displaced[5]

The Battle of Kadugli is an ongoing siege in Kaduqli, South Kordofan State, Sudan, during the current Sudanese civil war. It involves two unaligned rebel factions, the SPLM-N (al-Hilu faction) and the Rapid Support Forces, that are trying to capture the city from the Sudanese Armed Forces.

  1. ^ a b Small Arms Survey 2024, p. 4.
  2. ^ a b c "Sudanese army repels SPLM-N's fresh attack on Kadugli". Sudan Tribune. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c McGregor 2023.
  4. ^ "Sudanese military commanders meet with SPLM's Alhilu officers in Kadugli". Darfur24. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ Small Arms Survey 2024, p. 6.