SAF Captures Dibebad — Strategic 'Tayba Triangle' Crossroads in South Kordofan Seized; 565 Households Displaced

Sudan's Armed Forces captured Dibebad (Ed Dubeibat) in South Kordofan on May 23, 2026, seizing a strategic crossroads in what local commanders call the 'Tayba Triangle' — a junction linking northern, western, and southern Kordofan. The IOM documented 565 households displaced from Dibebad as a direct consequence of the fighting. The capture is significant because the Tayba Triangle node connects SAF's supply axes running south from El Obeid and west from the Dilling corridor, which SAF broke for the third time just three days earlier (May 20). Securing Dibebad tightens SAF's stranglehold on RSF-SPLM-N logistics in South Kordofan and advances the pincer movement toward RSF-held areas west of Kadugli. This capture comes in the same week that SAF announced White Nile State fully cleared of RSF (May 22), reflecting a broader SAF multi-front consolidation phase across Kordofan and Blue Nile following the mid-May offensive push. With Dibebad in SAF hands, RSF-SPLM-N forces in the Dilling–Kadugli–Buram triangle face further supply constraints.