SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - RSF suffers major setback in Khartoum, North Darfur clashes rage near Libyan border
Two summaries
Khartoum
Sudan Tribune report that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced a decisive victory over a significant Rapid Support Forces (RSF) contingent attempting to seize the strategic Armoured Corps base south of Khartoum.
Since August 2023, the RSF has repeatedly failed in its efforts to capture the Armoured Corps, a critical asset for the Sudanese military. Their most recent attempt resulted in a strike by the SAF, routing the RSF and inflicting heavy casualties.
Meanwhile, in the southern belt area of Khartoum, hostilities resumed after a two-month lull. Eyewitnesses reported drones and heavy artillery pounding RSF camps in the Sports City and surrounding areas, with explosions and smoke indicating significant damage.
Clashes near Libyan border
Sudan Tribune report that in North Darfur’s desert region, fierce clashes have escalated between the RSF and Darfur armed groups allied with the Sudanese army, focusing particularly on the strategic RSF base of Al-Zurq, a vital supply hub for the paramilitary group from neighbouring Libya.
A joint force official reported inflicting a significant defeat on the RSF in the Wadi Ambar area, claiming to be in pursuit of retreating RSF elements accused of burning villages near Al-Zurq.
RSF-affiliated sources, however, countered these claims.
The ongoing violence near Al-Zurq, a town bordering Libya and Chad, is an extension of the fighting that has plagued al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.