RSF-aligned forces seize Blue Nile areas near Ethiopian border; drone strikes hit Ed Damazin
RSF-aligned Tasees Alliance captured multiple localities in Roseires, Blue Nile state, near the Ethiopian border, expanding their control northeast of Ed Damazin. Concurrent drone attacks targeted Ed Damazin, indicating an escalation in the Sudanese civil war's geographic spread toward the border region. The development threatens to destabilize the Ethiopia-Sudan frontier and could draw regional actors into the conflict.
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Sudan Civil War: RSF Seizes Blue Nile Areas; SAF Counter-Offensive Near Ethiopian Border
RSF-aligned Tasees Alliance forces have reportedly seized multiple localities in Roseires, Blue Nile state, near the Ethiopian border, expanding control northeast of Ed Damazin. Concurrently, the Sudanese Army (SAF) has launched a wide offensive to retake positions in Minza and Jabal al-Namar in the same region. Drone strikes have also targeted Ed Damazin, indicating an intensification of conflict in this strategically sensitive border area.