Battle of Nyala

Battle of Nyala
	Part of the Darfur campaign of the War in Sudan (2023)
Date	15 April – 26 October 2023; (6 months and 11 days)
Location	Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan
Result	RSF victory Fighting breaks out between April 15 and April 20; Ceasefires occur between April 20 and May 5, with sporadic clashes until August 8; RSF launches an offensive on August 11, later besieging the city; RSF capture the infantry base of the 16th Infantry Division, effectively capturing Nyala;
Belligerents
Sudanese Armed Forces	Rapid Support Forces Various Arab tribes;
Commanders and leaders
Yasser Fadlallah Khader †; Hussein Mohamed Jawdat	Abdelrahim Dagalo
Units involved
16th Infantry Division	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2,000+ (per RSF)	Unknown
	100+ killed, 271+ injured; 50,000+ refugees

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. 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. 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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