Sudan army says breaks RSF siege on southern city Dillingby AFP Staff WritersKhartoum (AFP) Jan 26, 2026The Sudanese army said on Monday it had broken a long?running siege of Dilling, a city in the country's south, where paramilitary forces had choked off access for more than a year and a half. Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has killed tens of thousands of people. If confirmed, the advance would secure the army's hold over both the northern and southern approaches to Dilling, located in South Kordofan state. Videos shared on social media showed army forces, said to be in Dilling, celebrating atop pick-up trucks as people ululated and cheered alongside them. A UN-backed assessment last year already confirmed famine in Kadugli, which has been under RSF siege for more than a year and a half.