SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudanese army breaks siege of 22nd infantry division in Babanusa

9/6/2024: Sudan Tribune - Sudanese army breaks siege of 22nd infantry division in Babanusa

Sudan Tribune report that the Sudanese army regained control of several neighbourhoods in the city of Babanusa, West Kordofan state, after a months-long siege imposed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the 22nd Infantry Division headquarters.

Since January, the RSF had attempted to seize control of the 22nd Infantry Division but faced stiff resistance from the army. The intense fighting in West Kordofan has displaced over 50,000 people, who are now living in dire conditions in displacement centres.

The assault on Babanusa coincided with a growing rift within the Misseriya tribe, the second-largest ethnic group from which many RSF soldiers and officers hail. In early June, a high-ranking Misseriya delegation from West Kordofan arrived in Port Sudan to declare their support for the armed forces and reject the RSF’s control of their territories.