Siege of El Obeid

Siege of El Obeid
	Part of Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Date	Battle: April 15 – September 1, 2023; Siege: April 15, 2023 - February 23, 2025
Location	El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan
Result	SAF victory SAF repels several RSF attacks on the city between April 15 and May 23; RSF fully besiege El Obeid by May 30; By July, RSF come under of control the southern and western parts of the city, along with the El Obeid airport; By September Sudanese Armed Forces recaptured the city; On 23 February 2025, the Sudanese army fully lifts the siege of El-Obeid;
Belligerents
Sudanese Armed Forces 18th Division "Camel Forces"; 5th Infantry Division; North Kordofan Police; El Obeid Resistance Committee	Rapid Support Forces
Commanders and leaders
Fadlallah al-Tom; Faisal Alhassan; Ahmed Ali	Unknown
Units involved
18th Division "Camel Forces"; 5th Infantry Division; North Kordofan Police; Sayyad Force	Unknown
Casualties and losses
31+ military killed; 20+ police killed	Unknown
	Hundreds of civilians killed

The siege of El Obeid was a siege in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, during the 2023 Sudan conflict. The battle began on April 15, and saw the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) capture the El Obeid airport from the Sudanese Army contingent in the city. Throughout April and May, the Sudanese Army repelled several RSF assaults on the city, although by May 30, the RSF fully surrounded the city and laid siege to it.