Breaking the Siege of Dilling: New Baseline for Advancing Towards Kadugli

In a move considered by observers to be a strategic shift, a wide supply line has been opened, stretching from Port Sudan through the White Nile, Al-Rahad, Al-Abbasiya, Abu Jubeiha, and on to Dilling, and from there south to Kadugli, following the Sudanese army’s success in breaking the siege of Dilling in South Kordofan State after more than three years of isolation.

Political analysts believe this strengthens the Sudanese army’s defensive capabilities along a 390-kilometer stretch, linking five brigades and three divisions, which constitutes a major blow to the Al-Hilu-Dagalo alliance.

This development gives the armed forces greater ability to advance towards areas in western and southern Kordofan.

They believe this will allow food and medical supplies to reach tens of thousands of civilians who have suffered from famine in the past, a fact the armed forces may officially announce in the coming hours. The army reached the outskirts of Dibbeibat last December with the aim of relieving pressure on Dilling, before now succeeding in ending a siege that lasted nearly six months.
Control of Dilling also gives the army a rear base for advancing towards Dibbeibat, which is controlled by the Rapid Support Forces, reflecting a shift in the balance of power in South Kordofan. With the end of the siege, Dilling becomes a key staging point for the advance towards Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan.