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Sudanese Armed Forces gains in civil war force strategic adjustment from paramilitia rival
The Sudanese military’s recapture of the Al Sadarat highway marks its most significant success against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the fourth year of the Sudanese civil war. However, the RSF’s shift toward tribal mobilization and the growing role of foreign-backed drone warfare suggest the conflict’s broader cycle of adaptation and attrition will continue.
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Analysis: Islamic State redoubles call for jihad in Sudan, urges foreign fighters to migrate
For the second time this year, the Islamic State explicitly called for its supporters and other Muslims to take up arms in Sudan under its name. Simultaneously, it urged foreign fighters, particularly from North Africa, to travel to the country to partake in this jihad.
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RSF seizes El Fasher, forcing Sudanese Armed Forces withdrawal
After 18 months under siege, El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, has fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The victory leaves the RSF in control of the entire Darfur region and raises alarms over ethnic cleansing and Sudan’s potential partition.
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Sudanese military chief restructures command, engages US envoy
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leader General Abdel Fattah al Burhan has announced a major reorganization of senior officers as he seeks to consolidate control over the military. The move follows the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) latest attempts to establish a rival government in July and is accompanied by Burhan’s recent engagement with the US regarding a ceasefire and humanitarian aid.
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Sudan army chief appoints prime minister, allied militia retakes West Kordofan from RSF
Sudan’s army chief has appointed the country’s first prime minister since the outbreak of civil war in April 2023, signaling a possible shift toward restoring civilian governance. The announcement comes amid major battlefield gains by the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allied militia, the Sudanese Joint Forces, which have recently retaken key territories from the Rapid Support Forces.
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Sudanese Armed Forces retake Khartoum from Rapid Support Forces
The Sudanese Armed Forces announced the recapture of Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after nearly two years of civil war. The RSF is now on the defensive after losing access to key supply lines, and the US-designated militia is seeking to consolidate control of other areas in an effort to regroup.
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Analysis: Islamic State calls for jihad in Sudan
In its weekly Al Naba newsletter, the Islamic State made its most explicit call for jihad inside Sudan, referring to opposing sides of the country’s brutal civil war as infidels. Both the Islamic State and Al Qaeda have now called on Muslims in Sudan to take up arms for their respective organizations.
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Jihadi archives: Islamic State’s eulogy of Sudanese jihadist Mohamad Makkawi Ibrahim
In May 2016, the Islamic State (IS) issued a eulogy for the infamous Sudanese jihadist Mohamad Makkawi Ibrahim through its weekly Al-Naba newsletter. The eulogy flew under the radar at the time but offers an interesting look into the career of one of the Islamic State’s first so-called “martyrs” in Somalia. It also provides an early chronicle of the Islamic State’s history in the Horn of Africa.
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Analysis: Al Qaeda ideologue calls for jihad in Sudan, provides guidelines
Abu Hudhayfah al Sudani, a veteran member of al Qaeda, calls on youth in his native Sudan to unite and form a cohesive jihadist front to combat the Sudanese government. He provides the prospective jihadis a step-by-step guide on how to do so.
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Sudan reports crackdown on suspected Islamic State cells in Khartoum
Sudan’s intelligence service has reported three raids on suspected Islamic State cells in Khartoum in the last week. However, details remain murky surrounding the details of the Islamic State’s purported network inside Sudan.
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Palestinian militant groups condemn Morocco’s agreement to normalize relations with Israel
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian militant groups published statements denouncing the normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel.
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Egypt
IS threat led to closure of Western embassies in Egypt
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Al Qaeda
The Costly Neglect of Libya
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Egypt
Egypt’s border with Libya and Sudan ripe for Islamic State expansion
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Algeria
Libya accuses Khartoum of flying weapons to Islamist rebels in Tripoli
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African Union
East African rapid reaction force ready by December: officials
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Egypt
Libya calls for regional security alliance
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South Sudan
Sudan’s Christians face growing harassment
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Palestinian Territories
Sudan Protesters Call for Gaza ‘Jihad’
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Sudan
Sudan denies plans to free woman sentenced to death for apostasy
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Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Is Egypt winning war on terror in Sinai?
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Boko Haram
Nyanya: How mastermind was arrested in Sudan
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Sudan
The government dismissed the UN Secretary General’s allegation that the top leadership of the Lords Resistance Army is harboring in Sudanese-controlled territory near South Sudan and CAR. A pregnant Christian woman was sentenced to 100 lashes and told she will be hanged in three days if she does not renounce her faith for Islam. Aerial and ground attacks by government forces on villages in the oil-producing southern province of South Kordofan have displaced over 100,000 people in the past 30 days.
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Sudan
‘Deep Concern’ over Apostasy Case in Islamist Sudan
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Iran
Christians persecuted at alarming rate in Iran, Arab world, US report says
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Iran
Exclusive: Iran’s illicit procurement appears to slow amid nuclear talks – UN experts
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Central African Republic
Central African Republic’s Seleka rebels call for secession amid sectarian war
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South Sudan
South Sudan conflict: Pro-Machar forces ‘seize’ Bentiu
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Al Qaeda
I was chased out of Sudan when I raised the alarm about Boko Haram – Ambassador Bola Dada
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South Sudan
Forces in Sudan could attack South Sudan refugee camp: UN
