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Sudanese army retakes Oum Sefifa after fierce fighting

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The Sudanese army has retaken the Oum Sefifa area in South Kordofan after fierce fighting. Reports carried by Bajnews say government forces have advanced along the Kordofan axis.

The Sudanese army has retaken the locality of Oum Sefifa in South Kordofan State after fierce fighting, Bajnews reports, citing information received in Khartoum.

The advance comes as Sudanese forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group engaged in the war in Sudan, contest control of several areas of the country. The army had also announced that it had retaken Bakori and Akleli in Blue Nile State on 23 October.

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