RSF reportedly seizes Bara in North Kordofan advance

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly seized control of the strategic city of Bara in North Kordofan state, just ten days after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured it, marking the paramilitary group’s third takeover of the city since the war erupted in April 2023.

“The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly seized control of the strategic city of Bara in North Kordofan state, just ten days after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured it, marking the paramilitary group’s third takeover of the city since the war erupted in April 2023”

Dabanga Radio TV Online

‘Third attack on Delling in a fortnight’ In South Kordofan, the SAF announced it had repelled a fresh RSF assault on Delling earlier today, launched alongside the RSF’s allied-forces, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N El Hilu).

The attack is the third on the city in just two weeks, with sustained artillery shelling reportedly causing deaths, injuries, and the continued displacement of civilians.

BBC

However, Mutwakil Ali deputy spokesperson for the Joint Force, insisted troops had repelled an RSF attack on El Tina, the Chadian border town opposite Sudan’s North Darfur, following fierce clashes, and said joint forces would conduct combing operations across Karnoi.

Both sides published videos purporting to support their respective accounts.

The RSF also struck military positions in Kosti, White Nile state, with two drone attacks on Monday, sources told Radio Dabanga.

The strikes, one in the early hours and a second after the Maghrib prayer, triggered powerful explosions heard across the city, reportedly targeting the headquarters of the SAF’s 18th Brigade.

Dabanga Radio TV Online

Casualties and damage had yet to be confirmed at the time of publication.