By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sudan Tribune
The Sudanese army said it had downed a third FH-95 unmanned aircraft in 72 hours near Wad Banda, as fighting intensifies in West Kordofan. Government forces and their allies are fighting the Rapid Support Forces in several localities, according to Sudan Tribune.
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The war in Sudan extends to relations with Ethiopia, which is accused of helping the Rapid Support Forces.
8 NovSudanese RSF general defects to the army7 NovSudanese army recaptures Ayal Bakhit in West Kordofan7 NovRapid Support Forces seek to make Blue Nile a strategic axisThe Sudanese army says it has retaken the strategic locality of Ayal Bakhit, in West Kordofan state, and shot down a long-range drone belonging to the Rapid Support Forces. The advance comes as military operations resume in Kordofan, according to Sudan Tribune.
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The Sudanese army and its allies have taken control of several strategic areas south and west of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan. The advance aims in particular to ease the encirclement imposed by the Rapid Support Forces, according to military sources cited by Sudan Tribune.
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The Sudanese army reportedly killed about 400 Rapid Support Forces fighters during operations south and west of El Obeid, in North Kordofan state. The fighting also reportedly destroyed more than 79 vehicles and led to the capture of 62 others, according to sources cited by Baj News.
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The Sudanese army says it destroyed the largest gathering of the Rapid Support Forces east of Kabra, in the countryside of Al-Nahud, in West Kordofan. The strike reportedly forced fighters to withdraw towards Al-Nahud and Wad Banda, while leaders reportedly fled, according to the Dar Hamr Emergency Room.
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Fighting drives residents from Damazin in SudanMilitary operations and reported advances by the Rapid Support Forces and their allies are worrying residents of Damazin, capital of Sudan’s Blue Nile. Residents report departures, disruptions to water and electricity and mill closures, according to Radio Tamazuj.
South Sudan political dialogue finalises electoral resolutionsSouth Sudan’s inter-party dialogue is due to resume on 9 November to finalise and adopt its resolutions on the December 2026 general elections. The plenary session is to prepare the official closure of the process, according to a statement from the general secretariat of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement.The week in Africa
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