Battle of Kabkabiya explained
The Battle of Kabkabiya took place in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, Sudan, during the 2023 war in Sudan
Background
In May 2015, a clash between militiamen and troops of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) in Kabkabiya lead to injuries.[1] Attacks on farmers also continued.[2] Kidnappings were also reported[3] and refugees in the area were displaced.[4]
Battle
By 23 April 2023, the town fell under the control of the Rapid Support Forces.[5] Three employees of the World Food Programme (WFP) were killed after being caught in the crossfire at a military base. Two other staff members were injured.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Dabanga . 2014-05-12 . Militiamen, LJM troops clash in Kabkabiya, North Darfur . 2023-07-29 . Dabanga Radio TV Online . en-GB.
- Web site: 2018-07-15 . Repeated attacks on farmers in North Darfur’s Kabkabiya - Sudan ReliefWeb . 2023-07-29 . reliefweb.int . en.
- Web site: 2013-01-02 . Release for Jordanians in Darfur . 2023-07-29 . BBC News . en-GB.
- Web site: 2023-01-25 . Al Salam Camp Profile – Al Fasher North Darfur State, Sudan, October 2022 - Sudan ReliefWeb . 2023-07-29 . reliefweb.int . en.
- Web site: acjps . Update on the armed conflict between Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces in Sudan – African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies . 2023-07-29 . en-US.
- News: ar:السودان.. اشتباكات عنيفة بين الجيش وقوات الدعم السريع (لحظة بلحظة) . ar . . live . 2023-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415142945/https://mubasher.aljazeera.net/news/politics/liveblog/2023/4/15/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4 . 15 April 2023.
