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Sudanese Army Breaks RSF Siege to Reopen Supply Route to Kadugli
Sudanese army's breakthrough ends RSF siege of Kadugli, enabling critical aid to famine-affected civilians after over two years of blockade, with 80% of residents displaced, UN reports.
- On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Sudanese army forces said they broke the Rapid Support Forces-led siege and entered Kadugli, South Kordofan, marking their second major advance this week.
- Since April 2023, the conflict has seen RSF and allied groups encircle cities, with Kadugli besieged for much of the nearly three-year war and the UN confirmed a famine last year.
- Army sources told AFP that fierce fighting on the Dilling–Kadugli road defeated RSF units and the Hilu militia, describing the breakthrough as a `heroic battle` to open the crucial route.
- General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said the breakthrough opened a supply route to Kadugli, allowing resupply and aid to reach civilians in Kordofan, but he rejected any truce strengthening the RSF.
- The nearly three-year war has uprooted 13.6 million people and left over 40,000 dead, while more than 88,000 fled Kordofan since October and around 147,000 evacuated from Kadugli.
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The Sudanese army says it has succeeded in lifting the siege of the city of Kadugli. Tens of thousands of residents of the southern city have been largely cut off from the outside world since the start of the war in 2023, with little to no access to food, medicine, and other essential goods. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced on national television that his troops have captured an access road to the city. He congratulated residents on the …
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InternazionaleSudanese army says it has broken siege of famine-stricken Kadugli
Feb 3 - The Sudanese army said it broke a years-long siege on the city of Kadugli on Tuesday, potentially providing tens of thousands of people a reprieve from famine and signaling a shift in the war's momentum. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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