The Sudanese army has captured a major town near the border with Ethiopia from the RSF | Sudan War News

Sudanese forces have also captured an important town south-east of the Blue Nile, inflicting heavy casualties on RSF personnel and weapons.

Sudanese forces have recaptured a town in the southeast of Blue Nile, a country that has been at the center of a civil war with military forces. Quick Help Groups (RSF) which has been growing more than three years.

The Sudanese army said in a statement on Friday that it had recaptured the town of Khor Hassan from the RSF.

The Blue Nile State has been an important part of the conflict because of its territories, serving as a gateway to the middle of Sudan, giving whoever controls them access to the central parts of the country.

The country also borders Ethiopia, which is the government of Sudan they objecttogether with the United Arab Emirates, in support of RSF. Both countries deny the allegations.

The RSF captured the town with the help of its ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).

The Sudanese army said it had inflicted heavy losses on the RSF in terms of personnel and weapons.

According to the Sudan Tribune, the capture of Khor Hassan is part of the army’s strategy to retake the town of Kurmuk, which is close to the border with Ethiopia, which serves as an important border trade route and provides access to important infrastructure, including the Al-Roseires Dam.

The RSF captured Khor Hassan with the support of the SPLM-N in March.

In a report from Blue Nile on Saturday, Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan described Kurmuk as a security town that the RSF has been using as a starting point to seize more areas.

Morgan said the outcome of the war in the state of Blue Nile will be important because the region gives the RSF a way to regain its strength due to its position on the border.

He also said that the government is very important because of many natural resources, including gold.

The war in Sudan began in April 2023 following a power struggle between two military leaders – Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who leads the army, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, who controls the RSF.

Since then, more than 150,000 people have been killed, and more than 12 million have been left homeless.