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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has waged a major offensive against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Sennar State, resulting in widespread violence and displacement, as part of the ongoing Sudanese civil war.




Background


The conflict in Sudan has been ongoing since April 2023, when tensions between the SAF and the RSF escalated into open warfare.




Offensive


The Sennar Offensive began with the RSF attacking the village of Jebal Moya in Sennar province. The conflict soon spread to the provincial capital of Singa, where intense fighting erupted.
RSF fighters in pickup trucks mounted with automatic rifles rampaged through Singa, looting houses and shops, and taking over the city's main hospital. The RSF claimed to have seized the military's main facility, the 17th Infantry Division Headquarters, in Singa.
By 5 October 2024, the SAF recaptured Jebel Moya.
The SAF announced the defection of Abu Aqla Kakil, the RSF's commander in Gezira State.
By 23 October, The Sudanese army seizes Al-Dinder from Rapid Support Forces.
Since then, The Sudanese army kept pushing towards Singa the capital of Sennar State.Liberating villages from the brutal RSF control and torture warfare used all against International Law.
In 22 November, The SAF were in the doorsteps of Singa. Heavy fighting can be heard in the outskirts of the city with multiple wounded being reported.
By 23 November, The SAF stormed the city and took main control of the main market, hospitals, and the 17th infantry division headquarters. Heavy celebrations flooded the streets of Singa with many refugees who were prior displaced by the RSF are returning to their homes.




Impact and aftermath


The violence forced about 57,000 people to flee their homes. Those fleeing Singa arrived in Gedaref, Blue Nile, White Nile, and Kassala states. Aid groups in Gedaref, which is already hosting more than 600,000 people, started planning for the arrival of those fleeing Sennar.
The Sennar Offensive has had severe humanitarian consequences, with potential future disruption of large-scale agricultural programs in the nearby provinces of Blue Nile, White Nile, and Jazira.




References

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• Sennar offensive
• Battle of Dinder
• Galgani massacre
• List of engagements during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
• 2024 in Sudan
• Abu Aqla Kikal
• Dinder, Sudan
• Al-Bara' ibn Malik Battalion
• Timeline of the Sudanese civil war (2024)
• Popular Resistance of Sudan