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{{short description|Town in Sudan}}
{{Infobox settlement
| native_name        = ديبيباد
| native_name_lang   = ar
| timezone1          = [[Central Africa Time]], GMT + 3
| coordinates        = {{Coord|11|51|46|N|30|13|3.36|E|type:landmark_region:SD|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map        = Sudan
| subdivision_name1  = [[South Kordofan]]
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sudan (South Kordofan highlighted)
| pushpin_image      = South Kurdufan in Sudan (Kafia Kingi disputed).svg
| subdivision_type1  = [[States of Sudan|State]]
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[Sudan]]
| elevation_m        =
}}
'''Dibebad '''({{Langx|ar|ديبيباد}}), or '''Debibad''', is a town in [[South Kordofan]], Sudan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lisa |date=2023-06-23 |title=Sudan army-SPLM-N clashes reported in South Kordofan capital |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-army-rsf-clashes-reported-in-south-kordofan-capital |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is located {{Convert|56|km}} north of [[Dalang, South Kordofan|Dalang]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-30 |title=Tribal clashes kill dozens in Sudan’s West Kordofan - Sudan {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/tribal-clashes-kill-dozens-sudan-s-west-kordofan |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> It has been a site of conflict, with the [[Sudanese Armed Forces]] (SAF) and the [[Rapid Support Forces]] (RSF) involved in heavy [[War in Sudan (2023–present)|fighting]]. On 8 January 2024, SAF warplanes attacked RSF positions in Dibebad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rana |date=2024-01-10 |title=Sudan capital clashes ‘most violent in a while’, SAF bombards Dibebad |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-capital-clashes-most-violent-in-a-while-saf-bombards-dibebad |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>
During the [[War in Sudan (2023–present)|war in Sudan]] which started on 15 April 2023 and in June 2023, the town of Debibad was raided by paramilitaries of the RSF and by large groups of gunmen on subsequent days. The entire town was plundered, and three women were raped.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lisa |date=2023-06-20 |title=South Kordofan reports of raids, rapes, and robberies |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/south-kordofan-reports-of-raids-rapes-and-robberies |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=en-GB}}</ref> On June 22, 2023, heavy fighting took place between the SAF and the paramilitary RSF at the [[Taiba, Gezira State|Teiba]] military base, {{Convert|6|km}} south of Debibad. The battle resulted in the loss of approximately 40 army personnel, four paramilitaries of the RSF, and numerous injuries on both sides. The RSF reportedly conducted a victory parade inside Debibad, in a "display of triumph".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=AMB |date=2023-06-22 |title=Battles persist over key areas in Sudan’s South Kordofan |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/battles-persist-over-key-areas-in-sudans-south-kordofan |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>
The road between Delling and [[Kadugli]], the capital of South Kordofan, is still closed due to security reasons. This has led to long lines of vehicles in Delling, waiting to continue to other places in the state or to the South Sudanese border.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lisa |date=2023-06-23 |title=Sudan army-SPLM-N clashes reported in South Kordofan capital |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-army-rsf-clashes-reported-in-south-kordofan-capital |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Sudan-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Towns in Sudan]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Kordofan]]