KHARTOUM, Jan. 27 -- Sudan's army claimed on Monday that it had broken a long-running siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the town of Dilling in South Kordofan, a development that comes amid intensifying fighting across the wider Kordofan region.

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In a statement, the military said its forces had successfully reopened the main road to Dilling after carrying out what it described as a decisive operation that inflicted heavy losses on the RSF. The army said it had secured both the northern and southern approaches to the town, which had been cut off for more than a year and a half.

Sudan has been gripped by a brutal conflict since April 2023 betwe...