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The Sudanese army announced on Friday that it had taken control of the Al-Mazroub area in North Kordofan state after clashes with the Rapid Support Forces, saying its operations were continuing along several fronts. The area is of military and economic importance because it lies on routes linking parts of the state, which forms a corridor between central and western Sudan.
Thousands of civilians have fled El Fasher and its surrounding areas for Tawila in North Darfur, while food shortages, disrupted aid and fighting reaching new areas have driven others to leave. The displacement comes amid an escalation in North Kordofan and warnings of famine and acute hunger threatening around 28 million people.
Pregnant women in Jebel Marra, western Sudan, face increasing risks as health facilities close and medicines, medical staff and transport are in short supply. Families are forced to carry women on wooden stretchers along mountain paths, while local testimonies say mothers have died en route amid worsening hunger and deteriorating health conditions.
Thousands displaced from Kordofan and Darfur face difficult health, living and psychological conditions at Qoz al-Salam camp in Kosti, amid shortages of food, medicine and aid. Local organisations provide limited support, including food, household items and hygiene supplies, while overcrowding and insufficient relief have prompted families to move to other camps.
Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council chairman and army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said during an event supporting the health sector at Khartoum Stadium that his country would not submit to pressure or blackmail. He vowed to continue fighting what he described as the “rebel militia”, praising the role of young people on the front lines, in stadiums and on social media platforms.
The Sudanese army announced that it had retaken the Sodiri area in North Kordofan state after fighting with the Rapid Support Forces, while expanding operations west of El Obeid. The development came amid air strikes and drone attacks, competing accounts of civilian deaths in El Obeid and Al-Mazroub, and displacement from areas witnessing a military escalation.
The Sudanese army and the Joint Force of Armed Movements announced the recapture of Sudri in North Kordofan after the Rapid Support Forces controlled the city for more than two years. The city’s location could enable an advance towards Al-Khوي, Al-Nuhud and El Fasher, amid the displacement of thousands of civilians and worsening humanitarian needs.
The Rapid Support Forces have intensified drone attacks on government-held towns in North Kordofan, killing civilians and disrupting education and services. The strikes included a crowded court in Umm Rawaba and a college in El Obeid, while residents say the renewed campaign has deepened insecurity in one of the main fronts of Sudan’s war.
Sudan’s displaced persons coordination has warned of worsening humanitarian conditions, saying the number of displaced people is at least 19 million. Data from the International Organization for Migration showed that 5.15 million people had returned, while 8.58 million remained internally displaced, amid fears of renewed displacement due to insecurity and weak services.
