SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Mada Masr - Sudan Nashra
Three summaries
Khartoum
Mada Masr report on the Battle for Khartoum amid clashes between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support militia (RSF) around the Armoured Corps in southern Khartoum.
A senior military officer said that the RSF’s media footage of its attack highlighted issues including ammunition shortages, poor combat tactics and an insufficient number of RPG-armed soldiers needed for an assault on a military camp.
The officer also confirmed that the army’s capabilities have improved since the start of the war and that it is poised to retake the military’s General Command HQ given the favourable outcomes of the military’s siege strategy around Khartoum in recent months which has significantly disrupted RSF supply operations and lowered its troops’ morale, especially after the defeats they suffered in al-Fasher and Darfur at large.
Al-Jazira
In Al-Jazira State in central Sudan, the military recaptured the town of Huda in the Managil locality.
Since December 18, the RSF has maintained control over Al-Jazira’s capital, Wad Madani, and later extended its presence to various villages. Since April, the military has been amassing troops to retake the state along three axes, and it has received substantial reinforcements.
Military experts anticipate a simultaneous offensive across Al-Jazira’s fronts. A field source told Mada Masr that the military believes that the advances in the Managil and Fao axes will be easier than expected. The source explained that the onset of the rain season is likely to aid these operations, as the RSF is expected to regroup in more accessible areas near supply points, facilitating confrontation.
North Darfur desert
Mada Masr report that Sudan’s war has entered a new phase as it expands into the desert regions along the Sudanese-Libyan-Chadian border, in a “desert war” over supply routes crossing through the Zurug and Wadi Ambar areas.
The aforementioned desert border regions are critical for the RSF’s military operations, as control over these areas means dominance over fuel smuggling routes from Libya. The militia has also transformed its dominance over these routes into revenue sources and used it to establish networks across central and western Africa.
Thus, these battles are crucial as they aim to cut off the RSF’s military supplies, depleting their resources and affecting their capabilities on multiple fronts. However, a military source warned that this may lead the militia to launch suicidal offensives to gain control of strategic areas for loot or political leverage, especially since it does not employ defensive tactics.