Battle of Nyala | |||||||
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Part of the Darfur campaign of the War in Sudan (2023) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yasser Fadlallah Khader † Hussein Mohamed Jawdat |
Abdelrahim Dagalo Noureddine Adam (WIA) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
16th Infantry Division | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,000+ (per RSF)[4][5] | Unknown | ||||||
100+ killed, 271+ injured[6][7] 50,000+ refugees[1][8] |
The Battle of Nyala was a battle for control of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur in Sudan, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the Sudanese Armed Forces during the ongoing Darfur campaign. The first battle occurred between 15 and 20 April 2023, during which hundreds were reported dead.[9] A civilian-brokered ceasefire paused the fighting by April 20. Sporadic clashes broke out between May and July. In August 2023, the RSF launched an offensive on the city.[10] The SAF launched air campaigns against the RSF in Nyala, with many civilian casualties in Taiba and El Matar. In late September, the RSF besieged the headquarters the SAF's 16th Infantry Division headquarters, capturing it on October 26.
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