Sudan army retakes capital highway to flashpoint El-Obeid: army sources

27-07-2026 17:32 HKT

This picture shows a large hole in the wall of a health facility after the Rapid Support Forces targeted several civilian facilities earlier in the week in Al-Rahad Abu Dakna, one of the largest cities in North Kordofan State, located on the national highway linking Kosti and El Obeid, on July 25, 2026, according to government sources.

Sudan's army has regained control of a key highway linking the capital Khartoum with the flashpoint city of El-Obeid, two military sources told AFP on Monday.

The advance has pushed their rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces west, away from the North Kordofan state capital they had sought to encircle, and "opens a second supply route to El-Obeid and beyond", said one of the sources, both of whom requested anonymity because they are not authorised to brief the media.

(AFP)

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