On Saturday, the Sudanese army engaged in fierce clashes with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on multiple fronts, successfully repelling an attack in Khartoum while witnessing intensified battles in Babanusa, located in West Kordofan State.
Responding to a significant RSF assault on the Signal Corps in Khartoum Bahri, the army thwarted the attack, inflicting heavy losses on the RSF, including destroyed vehicles and numerous casualties, according to military sources. Colonel Ibrahim al-Houri, a former military newspaper editor, confirmed via Facebook that the army mobilized forces to counter the RSF’s aggression. Video clips circulated on social media loyal to the army depicted captured RSF vehicles and the bodies of its fighters, while the RSF has remained silent regarding the Khartoum battle.
In Babanusa, brutal clashes persisted as the RSF launched a fresh attack aimed at seizing control of the city’s 22nd Infantry Division headquarters, resulting in a fierce military standoff. Reports from military sources to Sudan Tribune indicated renewed violence on Saturday, with both sides employing heavy weaponry and civilian casualties reported. Airstrikes targeted RSF positions within Babanusa.
A member of the Babanusa Emergency Room recounted a tragic incident, alleging that RSF forces killed three family members attempting to flee the city on the Al-Kalait road. Additionally, the source accused the RSF of widespread human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests, killings, looting, and deploying snipers in civilian areas.
Since January 22nd, the RSF’s offensive against the army’s 22nd Infantry Division has displaced over 50,000 civilians, constituting roughly 95% of Babanusa’s population. These displaced persons now face dire humanitarian conditions in surrounding villages and towns, with the government issuing warnings of imminent famine.
