...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...ese army and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), under the leadership of Abdelaziz al-Hilu, thwarted an offensive launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the city of Dilling in South Kordofan.
According to a military source in the second town of South Kordofan, "The army and SPLA-N forces repelled the third attack in four days on Dilling carried out by the RSF and their allied militias."
The official Sudanese government spokesperson issued a statement highlighting the joint forces’ valour in repelling the attack. "The Sudanese Armed Forces, the police, the General Intelligence Service, and the SPLA-N al-Hilu, succeeded in repelling an attack launched by the Janjaweed militia on Dilling today at 1:00 pm," the statement read.
The spokesperson emphasized that the joint forces seized vehicles and destroyed others, inflicting heavy losses on the RSF. "The attacking force retreated, leaving behind their dead and maimed," the statement added.
Social media platforms were abuzz with videos and images capturing the aftermath of the attack. Footage showed hundreds of women and kiddies fleeing the city amidst the sounds of shelling and gunfire.
Activists shared videos of numerous Dilling residents rallying in support of the military, while others depicted captured RSF vehicles and fallen RSF fighters scattered across city streets.