After that, be sure Control of individual cases across the Darfur region scam Violence takes over the city of El FasherAt the end of October, the Sudanese paramilitary group Fuerzas de Apoyo Rapido (RSF) is currently leading efforts to expand its territory in large areas of south-central Kordofan, where regular forces are trying to defend their positions. The escalation in violence in the region, which has spawned new atrocities against civilians, comes amid a new diplomatic offensive by Egypt and the United States seeking to accomplish a larger-scale humanitarian offensive.
One of the current white members of the Rapid Support Force is in the besieged city of Babanusa, the last bastion of regular forces in West Kordofan, one of the three states that form the border region with Darfur. Since the capture of El Fasher, in which around 2,000 people were massacred, militias have concentrated on this front, exposing soldiers trapped inside to constant attacks. The military is replenishing troops with air force and attacking rebels with drones, but the situation is becoming more unstable by the day. Local activists assert that almost Babanusa’s entire population, approximately 177,000 people, has abandoned the city after years of harassment.
Another target of the RSF is the city of Daran, the second largest city in South Kordofan. In this respect, the militia is collaborating with Movimiento de Liberación del Pueblo de Sudan Norte, another rebel group with strong roots in the region, and both groups have mobilized fighters in recent days to advance into the upper part of the city, located a few kilometers from the city, which has also been under siege since late 2023. Six people died at Dalang’s main hospital, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
The increase in attacks and harassment in Dalang is exacerbating the humanitarian crisis affecting the city, which is characterized by severe shortages of medicine and food. The only other city in South Kordofan that remains connected to Daran is the regional capital, Kadugri, which was declared Hambruna in early November, presumably extending to Daran as well. Current attacks by rebels in the ethnically diverse but mostly Nuba city, like Kadugli, have led to fears of new atrocities against enemy tribes by groups allied with Fuerzas de Apoyo Lapid.
In parallel, the RSF is attempting to erode the army’s defenses in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan. El Obeid is the main support center in the western part of the country and an important line of defense for the capital, Jartum. The city’s militia has not yet established itself, but it has taken control of several surrounding areas in recent weeks and killed at least 40 people in a drone attack on a funeral in the suburbs in early November. The army responded to the threat by reinforcing El Obeid, sending military evacuation centers, and declaring a general movement.
With the advance of rapid support forces in North Kordofan, Similar to what has been done systematically in attacks since the beginning of the war.a massacre against civilians. One of the most violent incidents occurred in late October in the town of Barra, north of El Obeid, where rebels killed dozens of people, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Local media also reported a large number of missing persons and multiple incidents of sexual violence.
“In Bara, they committed real atrocities, including extrajudicial executions of people without taking control of the city, and also looted the Umm Haji Ahmed market,” said a member of Sudan’s independent legal group Abogados de Emergencia, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons. “Furthermore, the indiscriminate bombing of El Obeid and the brutal attacks on Barra and El Fasher caused widespread panic among the population and triggered a new wave of displacement,” he observes.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk also warned this month of the risk that atrocities committed in Darfur could be repeated in Kordofan at a Human Rights Council meeting convened to address the situation in El Fasher. “There are all kinds of problems: bombings, blockades, displaced people, despicable disregard for civilian life,” the Austrian lawyer warned, arguing that international rights “must not be trampled upon” before the eyes of the world.
diplomatic efforts
The atrocities in El Fasher and Sudan’s increasingly entrenched rift have sparked a new diplomatic offensive led by the United States and Egypt to try to reach a temporary high-level fire that could pave the way for a political path between the militias and the army. The rebels, despite violating all armistice agreements in the early stages of the war, reliably accepted the plan, despite further military reactions. For now, they are working hard to reduce violence, and the gang seems determined to expand their position as much as possible before approaching any kind of agreement.
This new diplomatic push comes after, in the case of the United States, Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s Africa adviser, reiterated on social media that a “firm document for a ceasefire” had been presented, and urged the parties to the conflict to “immediately” accept and implement humanitarian proposals. In Cairo, a new impulse arose after developments in the last war revealed the ineffectiveness of Sudan’s main ally. regain control of the country by force rear progress achieved Last year, I also included consuming jatam.
In recent months, diplomatic efforts against Sudan have been carried out through a quartet formed by the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. However, Sudan’s military government has firmly rejected Abu Dhabi’s participation. Despite officially refusing to do so, Abu Dhabi is a key foreign ally of the Rapid Support Force and has provided extensive military and political support. In a statement to reporters, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for “reducing” arms supplies and supporting rebels and acknowledged he knew “who the parties involved are,” but he declined to speak publicly with the United Arab Emirates, a close ally of Washington.
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