Sudanese Army Breaks the Siege of Kadugli

Khartoum –Sudanhorizon

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) , along with its allies from the Joint Force and Special Operations Forces, have ended the siege imposed on Kadugli which had lasted for more than two years.
The army’s commander-in-chief and head of the Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Tuesday congratulated the Sudanese people on the army’s advance in South Kordofan and the lifting of the Kadugli siege, affirming the army is determined to proceed to Darfur.
In a press statement on Tuesday, Burhan stressed that a ceasefire would not be accepted while militias occupied the cities. He has however welcomed calls for peace, but indicated that the price would not be “at the expense of the blood of the Sudanese civilians.”
The army’s arrival in Kadugli comes a week after breaking the siege of Dilling, following the recapture of the Habeila locality and several small villages in the Al-Qouz locality.
Since the beginning of this week, the army has launched a large-scale military operation aimed at reaching Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State. It has engaged in fierce battles against the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along the Kadugli-Dilling highway, enabling it to seize control of the towns of Al-Samasim and Al-Karkal.
Military sources stated that the “Al-Sayyad” force, comprising troops from the 16th Division in Nyala, along with mobilized forces and elements of the joint force allied with the army, arrived in Kadugli on Tuesday after clashes in the towns of Al-Tutaqa and Al-Kuweik.
They indicated that SAF managed to breach the advanced defenses of the RSF and the SPLM-N in the town of Al-Kuweik, north of Kadugli, before continuing its advance into the city.
They reported that the army’s arrival in Kadugli signifies the lifting of the siege that had been in place for many months.
Thousands of citizens gathered to welcome the Sudanese army at the Al-Sha’ir gate, the western entrance to Kadugli, while others lined the road leading to the main market, the government secretariat, and the headquarters of the 14th Infantry Division.

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