Collected photoKHARTOUM, Feb 3, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The Sudanese army broke a paramilitary siege on the key southern city of Kadugli on Tuesday, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said, in the latest reversal of a paramilitary offensive through the Kordofan region. An RSF source confirmed the army advance and said the paramilitary would re-encircle the city. "This is a great day, people welcome the army, women ululated, even the children celebrated," Issa Tih, a resident of Kadugli, told AFP by phone. According to one army source, troops advancing from Dilling along the volatile 100-kilometre corridor defeated RSF and SPLM-N units following "fierce battles". An RSF source told AFP that army forces "infiltrated Dilling and Kadugli through rugged areas where forces were not present".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 04, 2026 00:23 UTC