RSF Seizes El Kuweik, Cuts Delling–Kadugli Road, Tightens Siege on Kadugli
RSF claims near Kadugli
Clashes in South Kordofan intensified this week as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it seized El Kuweik north of Kadugli and posted videos showing Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) forces allegedly pushed back into the state capital.
“Clashes in South Kordofan have intensified sharply since the start of the week, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announcing that it had seized El Kuweik, north of Kadugli”
The RSF claimed the capture cut the Delling–Kadugli road, tightening a siege on Kadugli.
This description comes directly from local reporting of the RSF’s claims and the group’s public messaging that it has sought to use to show gains around Kadugli.
Contested Kadugli localities
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) countered the RSF’s claims by releasing footage saying they had recaptured El Kuweik, and military sources also reported that SAF and allied units retook El Takma after earlier RSF and SPLM‑N claims.
These competing audiovisual claims and military-source statements illustrate immediate push–pull reporting from both sides over control of key localities north of Kadugli.
South Kordofan operations
Beyond El Kuweik, the RSF and its allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM‑N) reportedly remain deployed along the Habila–Delling road and launched a three‑pronged assault on Delling that the army says it repelled, indicating sustained, multi-directional operations in the wider South Kordofan theatre.
“Clashes in South Kordofan have intensified sharply since the start of the week, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announcing that it had seized El Kuweik, north of Kadugli”
These maneuvers, if sustained, align with the RSF’s attempt to interdict key routes and to pressure Kadugli from multiple axes.
North Kordofan attacks
The RSF intensified a drone campaign in North Kordofan against El Obeid for a fourth day.
The campaign hit the city’s main power substation and caused a blackout, and earlier strikes reportedly targeted a hospital, several military sites (including the Joint Security Cell and the 5th Infantry Division command) and a nearby house, wounding one woman and underscoring escalating strikes on both military and civilian infrastructure.
These reports come from the same Dabanga dispatch that also notes a ground contest around Kadugli.
Source limitations and conflicts
The account above is drawn solely from a single Dabanga Radio TV Online report that records directly conflicting claims by the RSF and by SAF footage, and independent verification is not provided in the material supplied.
“Clashes in South Kordofan have intensified sharply since the start of the week, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announcing that it had seized El Kuweik, north of Kadugli”
Because only this one article was available, I could not incorporate the requested multi-source perspectives (West Asian, Western mainstream, Western alternative) and therefore cannot resolve the competing claims about territorial control.
Key Takeaways
- RSF seized El Kuweik north of Kadugli.
- RSF circulated videos claiming SAF retreated into Kadugli after fierce confrontations.
- Seizure of El Kuweik cut the Delling–Kadugli road.
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