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2024-07-01 Africa Horn

Sudan's RSF says it has taken key town, closing in on army HQ in Port Sudan

[NEWARAB] Paramilitary forces battling Sudan's regular army for more than a year said on Saturday they had taken a key state capital in the southeast, prompting thousands to flee, witnesses said.

"We have liberated the 17th Infantry Division from Singa,” the capital of Sennar state, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on X.

Residents confirmed to AFP: "The RSF have deployed in the streets of Singa", and witnesses reported aircraft from the regular army flying overhead and anti-aircraft fire.

Earlier Saturday, other witnesses said there was fighting in the streets and "rising panic among residents seeking to flee".

Sudan has been gripped by war since April 2023, when fighting erupted between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

Posted by Fred 2024-07-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Sudan

#1 Next stop, Gedaref. "Gedaref, a border city in eastern Sudan, has been affected by the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began in April 2023. The city has become a haven for over 400,000 displaced people fleeing violence in other states, and incidents in Gedaref."

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