[SUDANTRIBUNE] The Sudan
 ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese army on Wednesday repelled a major attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the headquarters of the 16th Infantry Division in South Darfur state. Sudanese military aircraft participated in the battle, bombing RSF positions in various city areas.
The state of South Darfur has been affected by violent mostly peaceful fighting between the army and the RSF, with fierce festivities in Nyala, Kass, Um Dafuq, and Mershng. The United Nations
...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense...
estimates that the fighting has left many casualties and displaced about 50,000 residents of Nyala.
The RSF is seeking to control the army garrison in Nyala to gain control of the strategically located state of South Darfur. Still, the army has been determined to defend its base in the city centre.
A statement issued by Sudanese army front man Nabil Abdullah said, "Today, the forces of the 16th Infantry Division in Nyala repelled an attack by the Rapid Support Forces, which mobilized thousands of mercenaries."
He added that the attacking force was forced to flee after suffering heavy losses in lives and equipment.
Military sources told Sudan Tribune that over the past three weeks, the RSF has mobilized thousands of fighters from the states of Central, West, and North Darfur, as well as other forces from the cities of Kas, Rahid al-Bardi, Buram, and Um Dafuq to participate in the attack on the division’s headquarters.
The sources said that the RSF carried out the heaviest attack on the army’s military base with a large force led by a Rapid Support Colonel named Salah al-Fouti. The force used all types of weapons, including drones, to target sites surrounding the military garrison.
The sources added, "The army responded to successive waves of attacks, inflicting heavy losses on the attacking forces in lives and military vehicles, capturing several fighters, including a major officer, and destroying military vehicles in the vicinity of the Grand Market and the neighbourhoods surrounding the army headquarters." 
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