Fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified in central Kordofan, with clashes reported across multiple locations. Since mid-September SAF launched large-scale operations in western and northern North Kordofan, seizing large areas and pushing the front west toward the Kordofan–Darfur border. Both sides are increasingly using drones and long-range strikes; SAF said it shot down more than 110 RSF drones in the first eight months of the year, whil

Fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified in central Kordofan, with clashes reported across multiple locations. Since mid-September SAF launched large-scale operations in western and northern North Kordofan, seizing large areas and pushing the front west toward the Kordofan–Darfur border. Both sides are increasingly using drones and long-range strikes; SAF said it shot down more than 110 RSF drones in the first eight months of the year, while the RSF said it had shot down about 80 SAF drones.