India, Jan. 27 -- As Sudanese forces claim gains in the southern city of Dilling, civilians recount weeks without food or medicine, while neighboring South Sudan denies war despite nearly 180,000 displaced.

Sudan's military announced it had lifted the siege of the southern city of Dilling, many of its residents had already endured weeks of starvation, untreated illness, and relentless shelling, an ordeal that underscored how Africa's deadliest wars continue largely beyond Western concern unless strategic interests are involved.

The army said the army declared the siege of Dilling broken after pushing back fighters from the Rapid Support Forces, the powerful paramilitary group locked in a grinding conflict with the state since 2023. Mili...