Sudan’s SAF Advances Toward Bara as RSF Mobilizes Under Mohamed Hamdan Hemedti Dagalo

The Sudanese conflict has increasingly centered on Kordofan, where the SAF has deployed significant forces and soldiers are advancing along the Saderat road to capture Bara, described as the largest city under RSF control in North Kordofan.

“Nyala — Independent sources from Nyala, capital of South Darfur, have reported that senior leaders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have survived a drone strike that targeted a house in the east of the city yesterday”

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The RSF attacked government positions in Babanusa in West Kordofan, and the RSF leadership led by Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo declared a general mobilization to confront the SAF offensive.

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Observers report drone attacks carried out by both the army and paramilitaries, including RSF positions targeted in Bara and Gabrat al-Sheikh north and northwest of Obeid, and drones launched by paramilitaries striking army positions in El Obeid, controlled by the military but surrounded by the RSF.

The conflict is also described as taking on an international dimension, with the SAF accusing the RSF—supported by Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army—of attacking several border posts in the border triangle between Libya, Egypt, and Sudan.

In a statement, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused the United Arab Emirates of supporting the attack, calling it a "dangerous escalation" and a "flagrant violation of international law."

In Nyala, capital of South Darfur, independent sources reported that senior leaders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) survived a drone strike that targeted a house in the east of the city yesterday, with the shelling taking place a short time after a meeting that "included senior RSF leaders," who were not named.

The sources denied that Nyala airport was targeted by drones, while residents confirmed hearing loud explosions in the eastern direction of the city on Saturday and Sunday.

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Radio Dabanga’s sources on the ground said the drone attack on Saturday evening targeted a house in the east of the city without loss of life, as well as warehouses in the east of the city, though the extent of damage or losses had not been ascertained yet.

The RSF said it shot down a military drone over Nyala as the city came under renewed bombardment for the fourth consecutive day, and field commander Ali Bahr said RSF fighters intercepted the aircraft during ongoing attacks on the city.

Dabanga Radio TV Online reported that the commanders identified the drone as a Turkish-made “Bayraktar Akinci,” although Radio Dabanga could not independently verify the claim.

The fighting around Nyala is described as continuous, with Nyala subjected to drone attacks by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) targeting military sites, markets, residential neighbourhoods and civilian facilities.

“Kordofan's strategic importance lies in its central location, separating Darfur, the western region of the country and an RSF stronghold, from the eastern areas where the army recently drove out RSF paramilitaries, particularly in the Khartoum region”

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Dabanga Radio TV Online also reported that drones reportedly struck houses and warehouses in northern Nyala on Sunday and Monday, and that sources said RSF leaders survived an attack on a meeting headquarters shortly after gathering there.

In North Darfur, residents of Mellit locality reported drone strikes on Tuesday, with a local resident telling Radio Dabanga that drones targeted the south-western and north-eastern outskirts of the town and that no civilian casualties were recorded.

The sources link the attacks to broader concerns about drone use, citing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk saying this week that at least 880 civilians were killed in drone attacks between January and April, accounting for more than 80 per cent of all conflict-related civilian deaths during that period.

The same reporting also described RSF claims of regaining control of the Mogja area in Blue Nile state after the SAF seized it three weeks ago, with RSF commanders releasing videos from inside Mogja and vowing to advance further.