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Broke the El Obeid siege and secured the Omdurman corridor
For nearly two years, the people of El Obeid lived under a paramilitary siege that cut off food, fuel, and medicine. On July 26, 2026, Sudan's army broke it. Soldiers took the town of Bara and four nearby villages, then seized the full 350-kilometer Al Sadarat highway linking El Obeid to Omdurman.
Updated Jul 27
Claims recapture of Kurmuk
The Sudanese army says it has retaken Kurmuk, a border town it lost in March. Whoever holds Kurmuk controls the roads and crossings that feed fighters and supplies in from Ethiopia. On July 8, the army claimed it back.
Updated Jul 8
Controls eastern Sudan and Khartoum; leads transitional government
The United Nations reopened its Khartoum headquarters Thursday, nearly three years after staff fled when civil war broke out in April 2023. The Sudanese Armed Forces recaptured the capital in March 2025, and more than two million people have since returned.
Updated May 30
Government military force; primary drone operator in Kordofan and White Nile strikes
Sudan's civil war has entered a new phase defined by drone strikes that hit markets, hospitals, and roads nearly every day. On March 26, two strikes killed at least 28 civilians—22 at a market in Saraf Omra, North Darfur when one hit a parked oil truck, and six along a road in Kordofan. The market strike ignited part of the market, and an infant was among the 22 dead.
Controls central, eastern, and northern Sudan
Two of every five Sudanese now lack enough food. Three UN agencies said on May 15 that 19.5 million people across Sudan face crisis-level hunger after three years of war between the national army and a paramilitary force.
Updated May 15
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