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[1]
Belligerents
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Joint Darfur Force Sudan Liberation Movement Justice and Equality Movement Sudanese Alliance SLM - Transitional Council Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces	Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Ali Yaqoub Gibril[2]
Units involved
21st Infantry Division[1]	Unknown

The siege of Zalingei was a siege in the city of Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan, during the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[3]

Siege

Between 17 and 23 May 2023, the Zalingei Teaching Hospital was looted as was the Médecins Sans Frontières warehouse.^[4] Telecommunications were also cut off.^[5] By 29 May, Zalingei became a new epicentre of the fighting under siege by armed militias.^[6] Housing and infrastructure were destroyed.^[7] The town reportedly faced medical shortages after looting and attacks by the Rapid Support Forces.^[8] In June 2023, the United Nations reported of clashes inside the city.^[9]

On 6 August 2023, the RSF claimed they had taken full control of the city and the wider Central Darfur region.^[10] The SAF subsequently claimed that it had raised the siege of Zalingei and had retaken the western part of the city from the RSF.^[11] 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.^[1]

References

Works cited

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

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