Siege of Zalingei
| Siege of Zalingei | |||||||
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| Part of 2023 Sudan conflict's Darfur campaign | |||||||
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 Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | ||||||
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| 21st Infantry Division[1] | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Zalingei was a siege in the city of
Siege
Between 17 and 23 May 2023, the Zalingei Teaching Hospital was looted as was the Médecins Sans Frontières warehouse.[3] Telecommunications were also cut off.[4] By 29 May, Zalingei became a new epicentre of the fighting under siege by armed militias.[5] Housing and infrastructure were destroyed.[6] The town reportedly faced medical shortages after looting and attacks by the Rapid Support Forces.[7] In June 2023, the United Nations reported of clashes inside the city.[8]
On 6 August 2023, the RSF claimed they had taken full control of the city and the wider Central Darfur region.[9] The SAF subsequently claimed that it had raised the siege of Zalingei and had retaken the western part of the city from the RSF.[10] 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
- ^ a b c McGregor 2023.
- ^ "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.
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