Sudan's army captures two areas in North Kordofan as RSF burns more bodies

"RSF is burning and burying bodies near a university, mosque, camp for the displaced people, and hospital in el-Fasher, Yale University researchers say. The government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have recaptured two territories in the North Kordofan state from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as the paramilitary group continues burning and burying bodies in Darfur's el-Fasher to hide evidence of mass killings."

"The fighting between the two rival generals leading the army and the paramilitary group, which started in April 2023, has increasingly turned east over the past weeks as the RSF solidifies control over the western parts of the war-torn country, now in its third year of a brutal civil war. The fighting, fuelled by arms supplies from the region, has created what the United Nations has called the largest displacement crisis in the world."

"The RSF said last week it accepted a ceasefire proposal put forward by the United States and other mediators, with the announcement coming after an international outcry over atrocities committed by the paramilitary group in el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan. But the army has refused to agree to a ceasefire under the current battle lines,"

Bodies are being burned and buried near a university, mosque, displaced persons camp, and hospital in el-Fasher. The SAF recaptured Kazqil and Um Dam Haj Ahmed in North Kordofan, with footage showing soldiers celebrating with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Kazqil fell to the RSF in late October and lies south of el-Obeid, a strategic capital the RSF is trying to capture. The conflict between the army and the RSF began in April 2023 and has shifted east as the RSF consolidates control in the west. More than 12 million people have been displaced, tens of thousands killed or injured, and parts of the country face confirmed starvation. The RSF accepted a mediator ceasefire proposal but the army rejected a ceasefire on current frontlines.

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