"SAF soldiers are still able to repel RSF fighters in West Kordofan's Babnusa, a major transport junction connecting several parts of the country. But continuing to hold the city will be difficult for the SAF, and if it does fall, then the RSF will likely press forward towards North Kordofan's el-Obeid, and a vital gateway towards the capital Khartoum. The RSF were forced out of Khartoum in March, a time when the SAF seemed to be on the ascendancy in the more-than-two-year war."
"The RSF has momentum, which they will carry on through with, said Dallia Abdelmoniem, a Sudanese political analyst, who pointed out that an RSF ally, the SPLM-N, already controls the Nuba Mountains region of South Kordofan. Hemedti was never going to be satisfied with just controlling the Darfur region he wants the whole country, she said, using a nickname for Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the RSF."
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) control western Sudan and are advancing into central Kordofan, targeting towns such as Babnusa and el-Obeid. The RSF defeated the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in el-Fasher, Darfur, killing at least 1,500 people and displacing thousands. SAF currently repels attacks in Babnusa but faces difficulty holding key transport junctions, risking RSF advances toward el-Obeid and a gateway to Khartoum. The RSF regained momentum after being forced out of Khartoum in March. Allies like the SPLM-N control the Nuba Mountains, and RSF leadership seeks nationwide control amid an overstretched, under-armed SAF.
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