The Sudanese army made new field progress in the Kordofan states, as its forces and the joint force of the armed movements supporting it took control of the Al-Farshaya area near the city of Dilling in South Kordofan state, coinciding with the announcement of control over the Al-Mamsuka area in North Kordofan state, one day after the advance in Sodari and the deployment of its forces in the city of Bara.
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Military sources said that the armed forces fought what they described as “fierce” battles with the Rapid Support Forces in the Al-Farshaya area, before they were able to extend their control over it, as they chased the withdrawing forces out of the area and inflicted heavy losses on them.
Al-Farshaya is located on the road linking El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State, with Dilling in South Kordofan. It is of strategic importance for the movement of troops and supplies between the two states and as an extension of the Rapid Support Forces' westward deployment towards Darfur and southward towards areas controlled by their ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) faction led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu in the Nuba Mountains.
Drones targeted members of the "Support" forces after their withdrawal from the area of engagement.
The sources confirmed that the army and its supporting forces had tightened their control over the area, noting that there were losses in lives and equipment among the Rapid Support Forces, and that a large number of military vehicles and cars had been destroyed.
She added that drones targeted members of the “support” forces after they withdrew from the area of engagement.
Videos showed elements of the army forces during their deployment and redeployment within the Al-Farshaya area.
Meanwhile, the army announced it had taken control of the Al-Mamsuka area, located about 60 kilometers west of the city of Al-Abyad in North Kordofan.
The simultaneous operations in North Kordofan and South Kordofan states come as the army announces the launch of a large-scale ground operation in a number of areas in the Kordofan states, with troop movements west of the city of Bara, where government forces have been heavily deployed.
The sources said the operation targets the “Support” forces’ positions in key areas and supply corridors in an attempt to tighten the noose around the Rapid Support Forces in the Kordofan states, and open the way for the army’s advance and expansion in the vicinity of El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state.
The army launched a large-scale ground operation in several areas of Kordofan states, with troop movements west of the city of Bara, where government forces were heavily deployed.
Military analyst Hossam El-Din Mahmoud told Al-Quds Al-Arabi that the army’s control of the Al-Farshaya area is of particular importance because of its proximity to Dilling, the second largest city in South Kordofan State, and because of the city’s location on the road network that connects North Kordofan with South Kordofan.
He pointed out that taking control of Al-Farshaya is part of a broader army move to secure the road extending from Al-Abyad in the south, and to put pressure on the supply lines used by the Rapid Support Forces and their allies in the region.
According to Mahmoud, tightening control over Al-Mamsuka in North Kordofan means expanding the deployment of government forces beyond the vicinity of Al-Ubayyid and securing one of the axes that can be used to continue their operations towards the areas extending west of the state. Control of Al-Mamsuka coincides with army movements on other axes, including west of Bara and Sodari, as part of a multi-pronged ground operation targeting Rapid Support Forces positions and supply lines in the Kordofan states.
He pointed out that the road between El Obeid and Dilling extends towards South Kordofan, while the region is linked to a network of roads leading to Kadugli and other areas in the Nuba Mountains.
He pointed out that any change in control of points along these roads could affect the ability of the warring parties to move their forces and supplies. He added that the fighting in the Kordofan states is also linked to the corridors leading to the Darfur region in the west of the country.
The United Nations had indicated in February that the fighting around El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, was partly about control of key roads, and that these clashes were disrupting the delivery of humanitarian and commercial supplies and exacerbating shortages of basic goods. In South Kordofan, the UN reported that fighting had intensified around Kadugli and Dilling.
Dilling and Kadugli had previously been subjected to military pressure and a blockade that disrupted the delivery of commercial and humanitarian aid. In January and
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