| Conflict: | Siege of Zalingei |
| Place: | Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan |
| Partof: | 2023 Sudan conflict's Darfur campaign |
| Date: | |
| Result: | RSF victory |
| Combatant1: | Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)----
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| Combatant2: | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) |
| Commander1: | Unknown |
| Commander2: | Ali Yaqoub Gibril[1] |
| Units1: | 21st Infantry Division |
| Units2: | Unknown |
The siege of Zalingei was a siege in the city of Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan, during the 2023 Sudan conflict.[2]
Between 17 and 23 May 2023, the Zalingei Teaching Hospital was looted as was the Médecins Sans Frontières warehouse.[3] Telecommunications were also cut off.[4] By 29 May, Zalingei became a new epicentre of the fighting under siege by armed militias.[5] Housing and infrastructure were destroyed.[6] The town reportedly faced medical shortages after looting and attacks by the Rapid Support Forces.[7] In June 2023, the United Nations reported of clashes inside the city.[8]
On 6 August 2023, the RSF claimed they had taken full control of the city and the wider Central Darfur region.[9] The SAF subsequently claimed that it had raised the siege of Zalingei and had retaken the western part of the city from the RSF.[10] 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.