Siege of Zalingei

The siege of Zalingei was a siege in the city of Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan, during the 2023 Sudan conflict.

Siege
Between 17 and 23 May 2023, the Zalingei Teaching Hospital was looted as was the Médecins Sans Frontières warehouse. Telecommunications were also cut off. By 29 May, Zalingei became a new epicentre of the fighting under siege by armed militias. Housing and infrastructure were destroyed. The town reportedly faced medical shortages after looting and attacks by the Rapid Support Forces. In June 2023, the United Nations reported of clashes inside the city.

On 6 August 2023, the RSF claimed they had taken full control of the city and the wider Central Darfur region. The SAF subsequently claimed that it had raised the siege of Zalingei and had retaken the western part of the city from the RSF. On 31 August, Zalingei's SAF garrison, consisting of the 21st Infantry Division, fled the settlement. This allowed the RSF to fully secure the entire city without further opposition.