Cairo, December 2: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed on Monday that it has captured Babanusa in Kordofan, but the army contradicted this claim on Tuesday, calling the rebels “liars”.
In a statement on Monday, the RSF said that Babanusa in West Kordofan state had been “liberated”. The group claimed it had thwarted a “surprise attack” by the Sudanese army, which was a “clear violation of the ceasefire”.
Local media house Sudan Tribune reported that RSF field commanders and their allied political party, the Sudan Founding Alliance (TAASIS), issued a statement saying they had “liberated” the base and the nearby 89th Brigade command.
According to Reuters, on Tuesday, the army denied that the RSF had captured the entire city and accused RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of continuing attacks despite the ceasefire.
In a statement, the army said the RSF had conducted daily weapons and drone attacks on the city. Soldiers had repelled a new attack on Monday. However, the army’s claims could not be independently verified.
The army dismissed the RSF’s actions as a political move to gain foreign support.
On November 19, US President Donald Trump had said he would try to stop the conflict that began in April 2023.
The United States, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Saudi Arabia—known as the Quad—had proposed a three-month ceasefire plan in early November followed by peace talks. The RSF responded by saying it had accepted the plan, but immediately after launched a barrage of drone attacks on army areas.
The RSF’s attack on Babanusa demonstrates the group’s growing strength after capturing the army’s last stronghold in Darfur, Al-Fashir, in October.
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