Siege of Zalingei

The Siege of Zalingei was a siege in the city of Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan, during the 2023 Sudan conflict.[1]

Siege of Zalingei
Part of 2023 Sudan conflict
Date15 April – 6 August 2023 (2023-04-15 – 2023-08-06) (3 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) [lower-alpha 1]
Location
Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan
Status RSF Victory
Belligerents

Sudanese Armed Forces

 Rapid Support Forces

Siege

The United Nations reported of clashes in the city.[2] Between 17 and 23 May 2023 the Zalingei Teaching Hospital was looted as was the Médecins Sans Frontières warehouse.[3] Telecommunications have been cut off.[4] By 29 May Zalingei became a new epicentre of the fighting under siege by armed militias.[5] Housing and infrastructure has been destroyed.[6] The town reportedly faces medical shortages after looting and attacks by the Rapid Support Forces.[7]

On 6 August 2023, the Rapid Support Forces claimed they had taken full control of the city and the wider Central Darfur region.[8]

The SAF claimed it had raised the Siege of Zalingei and had retaken the western part of the city from the RSF.[9]

Notes
  1. Clashes at the end of July and the beginning of August cause Zalingei to fall

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

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