Sudanese Army Breaks Siege of Kadugli, Offering Reprieve from Famine

Breaking the Siege of Kadugli

• ⚡ The Sudanese army announced it has broken a year-long siege on the city of Kadugli.
• 🎯 This action could provide tens of thousands of people with a reprieve from famine and may signal a shift in the war's momentum.

The Wider Conflict

• 💥 The conflict between the Sudanese Army and the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April 2023, displacing millions and creating a vast humanitarian crisis.
• 🌍 The Greater Cordran region has become a new front line, with the RSF sweeping through it late last year.

Humanitarian Crisis and Suffering

• 💔 Yan Agalan of the Norwegian Refugee Council described witnessing massive unchecked suffering and a complete lack of international response commensurate to the conflict, calling it the largest starvation crisis.
• 🏠 Mothers shared harrowing stories of their homes being torched and fleeing with young children while their husbands searched for food.

Conditions in Kadugli and Ardanch

• 📉 Kadugli and nearby Ardanch have been under siege on and off since the war's start, with an escalation after Sudan's SPLM rebel group joined forces with the RSF.
• ⚠️ Residents reported continued drone attacks even after the sieges were broken, and a global hunger monitor confirmed famine conditions in Kadugli last year.
• ✈️ Approximately 147,000 people have fled Kadugli, according to UN sources.

Army's Advance and RSF Supply Lines

• 🔗 The army's advance was reportedly aided by a breakdown in the RSF's supply lines from Libya into the Cordovan region.