BATTLE // June 26, 2023
Battle of Dilling
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Overview
The battle of Dilling was a siege for control of Dilling which began on 26 June 2023 when Rapid Support Forces invaded the city. The Sudanese Armed Forces successfully defended and recaptured Dilling from the RSF. Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North attacked and sieged Dilling from the south. It was an urban battle of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present).
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Significance
The Battle of Dilling was an urban engagement during the 2023 Sudanese civil war in which Rapid Support Forces invaded and besieged Dilling. The Sudanese Armed Forces successfully defended and recaptured the city, preventing RSF consolidation of control there. The battle was further complicated by simultaneous pressure from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North, which attacked and besieged Dilling from the south, making the defense a multi-front urban contest. The outcome demonstrated the SAF's capacity to hold contested urban terrain against converging armed groups during the broader civil conflict.
Tactics
RSF forces invaded Dilling, initiating a siege for control of the city. Concurrently, SPLM-N attacked and applied siege pressure from the south. The SAF conducted an urban defense and ultimately recaptured Dilling, though the specific maneuvers, unit dispositions, and operational methods employed by any of the parties are not described in the available source.
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