US EditionSudan: We Will Not Allow Humanitarian Situation to Be Exploited to Cover Militia Military Moves
The Rapid Support Forces claim control of Babnusa army base after weeks-long siege while Sudanese Armed Forces deny full loss and report ongoing clashes.
- On Dec 1, the Rapid Support Forces said it seized full control of Babanusa in West Kordofan, but the Sudanese Armed Forces denied full loss and Reuters could not immediately verify rival claims.
- The RSF's offensive followed momentum from capturing al-Fashir last month and broke the unilateral ceasefire after accepting then attacking with drone strikes; Babnusa is a key transport junction to Darfur and western Sudan.
- Videos released on Monday showed Rapid Support Forces fighters seizing an army base in Babnusa, with screengrabs depicting RSF members at the 22nd SAF Infantry Division gate as observers confirmed base control.
- Analysts warned that if Babnusa falls, RSF forces could advance toward el-Obeid, North Kordofan, complicating efforts to retake Darfur amid about 12 million displaced and 40,000 killed.
- Sudan's military government accused the Rapid Support Forces of using a ceasefire to conceal ongoing United Arab Emirates support, while witnesses and aid agencies report atrocities and the war began in April 2023.
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Since the fall of El Fasher, in Darfur, the war front in Sudan has moved to the neighbouring region of Kordofan. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Monday 1 December that they had taken control of the town of Babanusa, in Western Kordofan, after two weeks of violent fighting. If confirmed, this takeover by the paramilitaries of General Hemedti would be a major blow to the regular army: it was its last stronghold of that state.
Sudan: We Will Not Allow Humanitarian Situation to Be Exploited to Cover Militia Military Moves
Khartoum -- The Armed Forces condemned the daily targeting of Babanusa city by artillery shelling and strategic drone attacks carried out by the terrorist Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia of the Dagalo family, describing their recent ceasefire announcement as a political manoeuvre aimed at misleading international public opinion.
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Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it took control of strategic West Kordofan town
CAIRO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday that it seized full control of Babanusa, a transport junction in the country's oil-producing south, though its rival, the Sudanese army, disputed the claim.In a statement on Monday, the RSF said its "liberation" of Babanusa in West Kordofan state — the latest frontline in the war in Sudan — came as it repelled "a surprise attack" by the Sudanese army in what …
The paramilitary RSF militia has taken full control of Babanusa in southern Sudan, according to its own statements.
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