By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Sudanese army says it has dislodged the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the South Kordofan capital of Kadugli, ending its over two-year siege in the city.
The breakthrough came during a “heroic battle” to open a crucial road between Kadugli and the neighbouring town of Dilling, the military says.
In reaction to the development, the Sudanese de facto leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said a crucial supply route to the famine-stricken city has now been opened.
“Congratulations to the people of Kadugli on the liberation of the city,” he said, “The armed forces will reach any place in Sudan.”
Al-Burhan insists that the military government supports peace efforts but added that it will not agree to negotiate with the RSF while cities are under siege.
“There is no truce that strengthens the enemy [Rapid Support Forces], no ceasefire that allows this militia to get back on its feet again,” he says.
After being forced out of Khartoum in 2025, the paramilitary group has focused on Kordofan and the city of el-Fasher.
It was the military’s last stronghold in the sprawling Darfur region until the RSF seized it in October.
Sudan was plunged into conflict in April 2023 when the struggle to control power, between the military and the RSF exploded into war.
The United Nations says over 40,000 people have died in the nearly three-year war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
