US EditionSudan’s paramilitaries seize a key area along with the border with Libya and Egypt
- Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized a strategic border area connecting Sudan, Libya, and Egypt on June 11, 2025.
- The seizure followed accusations by the Sudanese Armed Forces that forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, allied with the RSF, launched a cross-border attack.
- The RSF characterized their takeover as a major development impacting several battlefronts, while the SAF presented their withdrawal as a tactical measure to defend against the paramilitary advance.
- The conflict, raging since April 2023, has displaced around 13 million people, killed tens of thousands, and prompted Sudan to sever ties with the UAE, accused of backing paramilitaries.
- The event highlights ongoing regional entanglements and the challenge of resolving Sudan's civil war, which disrupts governance, urban life, and fuels a severe humanitarian crisis.
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Khartoum before the war: the public spaces that held the city together
What makes a public space truly public? In Khartoum, before the current conflict engulfed Sudan, the answer was not always a park, a plaza or a promenade. The city’s streets, tea stalls (sitat al-shai), protest sites and even burial spaces served as dynamic arenas of everyday life, political expression and informal resilience. In a recently published article, I studied 64 public spaces across pre-war Greater Khartoum, revealing a landscape far r…
During the Sudanese civil war, the RSF militia reported the conquest of a strategically important area in Sudan. The army accused Libya of supporting the fighting.
Egypt: SAF Evacuates 'Strategic' Sudan-Libya-Egypt Border Triangle Following RSF Takeover
Jebel Uweinat -- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced yesterday it seized control of the strategic El Uweinat area, at the border triangle connecting Sudan, Libya, and Egypt. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) confirmed it had evacuated the area, framing the move as a defensive redeployment while accusing the RSF of invading with direct support from Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Sudan’s paramilitary captures key border area near Libya, Egypt
Khartoum: Sudanese paramilitaries at war with the country’s military for over two years claimed to have seized a strategic area along the border with neighbouring Libya and Egypt. The Rapid Support Forces said in a statement Wednesday that they captured the triangular zone, fortifying their presence along Sudan’s already volatile border with chaos-stricken Libya. The RSF’s announcement came hours after the military said it had evacuated the area…
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