Battle of Al Maliha

Battle of Al-Maliha
	Part of the Sudanese civil war
	; Satellite image of the Malha Wells (or Al Maliha) in the bottom left near a crater lake.
Date	28 December 2024 – 20 December 2025 ; (11 months 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Al Maliha, North Darfur
Result	RSF Victory Fighting largely ceases by June 2025; RSF in control of the city and most of the Meidob Volcanic Field while the SAF is in control of Al Atrun; The SAF withdraws from Al Maliha;
Belligerents
Sudanese Government Sudanese Armed Forces Central Reserve Forces; ; SLM (Minnawi); ; Darfur Joint Protection Force Desert Axis Command; ;	Government of Peace and Unity (from April 2025) Rapid Support Forces; ;
Commanders and leaders
Minni Minnawi ; Abdullah Banda (WIA)	Ali Rizqallah ; Ayoub Ahimer †
Strength
Unknown	700 combat vehicles
Casualties and losses
RSF Claim ; 380 killed	SAF Claim ; +470 killed ; 21 captured ; 6 vehicles destroyed ; 67 vehicles captured
	+175 killed ; 15,000 displaced

Since January 2025, the Battle of Al-Maliha has been fought between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its allies against the Rapid Support Forces within the strategic city of Al Maliha and the surrounding areas, including the Meidob Volcanic Field and Al Atrun oasis in North Darfur.