KHARTOUM, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced that it has retaken the strategic city of Al-Dinder in central Sudan from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after five days of fierce battles.
“Security and reassurance have returned after the Sudanese army entered the city and cleaned it from the militia,” the SAF’s military media said on its Facebook account, adding the army is “making efforts on all fronts” in the fight against the RSF.
Al-Dinder city, some 25 km east of Singa, the capital city of Sinnar state, is considered to be a strategic location linking Sinnar and Blue Nile states with eastern Sudan.
On July 5, the RSF took control of the city after engaging in battles with the SAF and its allied movements.
On Oct. 5, the SAF said it had retaken the strategic Jebel Moya area in Sinnar, a crossroads linking Gezira, White Nile, and Sinnar states. The recapture of Jebel Moya enabled the SAF to besiege the RSF fighters in Sinnar and cut off their supply lines.
Sudan has been ravaged by a deadly conflict between the SAF and the RSF since mid-April 2023. According to a report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project on Oct. 14, the conflict has resulted in more than 24,850 deaths. — NNN-XINHUA