Sudanese Army Shells Rapid Support Forces Positions in North Kordofan

Sudanese army forces say they shelled Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in North Kordofan.

“Fierce fighting between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left the army controlling the centre, east and north of the country, while the RSF and allied groups hold the west and parts of the south”

African Insider

Army sources reported artillery struck RSF positions near Jabra al-Sheikh.

African Insider

The wider conflict has seen drone strikes and shelling across Kordofan.

The army also reported an RSF drone hit in South Kordofan locations such as Samasem and Abu Jibaiha.

It said its forces cleared three fronts around Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan.

These frontline clashes form part of a broader campaign linking army-held northern, eastern and central areas with RSF-held Darfur.

Kordofan has become a strategic hotspot.

The fighting in Kordofan is set against a dire humanitarian backdrop and a siege-like situation in parts of the region.

Journalists and aid agencies describe Kadugli and surrounding towns as facing severe shortages of food and medicine, with the UN's OCHA warning of a 'massive humanitarian need' and appealing for $2.9 billion to assist about 20 million people, including millions displaced.

Al-Jazeera Net

Local reporting and AFP accounts cited in the Bangkok Post describe families surviving on minimal food, foraging and tending tiny vegetable plots under a communications blackout and constant fear as the city remains isolated and its only road is cut off.

The conflict has also seen deadly strikes on international personnel and facilities.

“In Kaduqli, South Kordofan, civilians face escalating violence, a tightening siege and worsening famine after the United Nations declared a state of famine there”

Al-Jazeera Net

Multiple outlets report a drone strike on a UNISFA logistics base in Kadugli that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded eight.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the attack as horrific and warned that strikes on peacekeepers may amount to war crimes.

Sudan’s army blamed the RSF for the strike, while some reports note the RSF has not claimed responsibility and the UN had not attributed responsibility in cited statements.

Reporting across outlets varies in tone and supplementary details.

Some emphasise military control lines and leadership moves, while others focus on legal and humanitarian consequences.

Al-Jazeera Net

Azerbaycan24 situates the attack amid political manoeuvres.

It notes rival leaders named RSF commander Mohamed 'Hemedti' Dagalo chair of a new presidential council, a move rejected by the UN and African Union.

African Insider and Bangkok Post stress casualty totals, displaced populations and alleged atrocities.

Western mainstream outlets like Mirage foreground international law and aid statistics.

Local and regional outlets such as Zoom Bangla and Dabanga highlight siege conditions and specific strikes on civilian infrastructure.

Taken together, the sources show heavy fighting, shelling and drone strikes — including army-reported artillery strikes in North Kordofan — are part of an escalating conflict.

“Sudan’s rival leaders named RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo chair of a new 15‑member presidential council — a move rejected by the UN and African Union — as months of fighting have killed an estimated 40,000+ people and sparked widespread alleged atrocities, including mass rape and ethnically targeted killings, particularly in Darfur”

Azerbaycan24

The hostilities have severe humanitarian consequences, have drawn international condemnation, and reportedly resulted in the deaths of UN personnel.

Azerbaycan24

Attribution for specific attacks remains contested: army statements blaming the RSF are widely reported, while several outlets note the UN had not assigned responsibility and the RSF had not claimed the strike.

Across source types the overall picture is intense combat, growing humanitarian need, and competing narratives over blame and political legitimacy, with international actors calling for accountability.