23-05-2025
Sudanese Army Takes Control of Dabibat with an Ultimatum for Rapid Support to Exit Al Fasher
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Tell me - The spokesperson for the Sudanese Army announced that its forces have tightened control over the city of Dabibat in South Kordofan, western part of the country, after battles with Rapid Support Forces.
The joint forces allied with the army confirmed that they inflicted heavy losses on the Rapid Support Forces in the city of Dabibat, in both lives and equipment.
The statement pointed out that the retaking of Dabibat represents an important step in securing the Kordofan region (3 states) and advancing towards the Darfur region (5 states).
Elements of the Sudanese Army posted video clips on social media platforms, announcing their entry into Dabibat and the defeat of the Rapid Support Forces.
Dabibat, located 186 kilometers from Kadugli, the state capital, is a strategic city as it connects South Kordofan to North Kordofan and East Darfur states.
The control over Dabibat also paves the way to lift the siege on Delanj, which is 60 kilometers away, and is the second-largest city in South Kordofan in terms of area.
In the meantime, Abu Aaqla Kaikl, the commander of the Sudan Shield Forces fighting alongside the Sudanese Army, gave the Rapid Support Forces 48 hours to leave the city of Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State.
Kaikl added in a speech to a group of his fighters that the Sudan Shield Forces and all formations of the Sudanese Army would head to Al Fasher to break the siege on it.
Direct confrontation
On the other hand, Abdul Rahim Dagalo, the deputy commander of the Rapid Support Forces, said that his forces managed to neutralize the warplanes belonging to the Sudanese Army, including drones.
Dagalo added, addressing some Rapid Support soldiers, that "the war is now fully engaged" in all its details, and emphasized that the Rapid Support Forces are ready to perform their military duties, armed with various types of weapons.
These developments come days after the Sudanese authorities announced full control over the states of Khartoum and White Nile, and their clearance from Rapid Support Forces, without comment from the latter.
Over the past few weeks and at an accelerated pace, the areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's states have begun to decrease in favor of the army, with its victories extending to include Khartoum and White Nile State.
In the other 16 states, the Rapid Support Forces now only control parts of North and West Kordofan and pockets in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, along with 4 of the five states of the Darfur region.
Since mid-April 2023, the army and "Rapid Support" have waged a war that has left more than 20,000 dead and about 15 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations and local authorities, while a study by American universities estimated the number of deaths at about 130,000.
