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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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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.
