Published On 4/21/2026
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Last update: 00:30 (Mecca time)
Announce Sudanese army On Monday, control was restored over the strategic town of “Maqja” in the Blue Nile region, south of the country, after fierce battles with… Rapid Support Forces And the SPLM-North sector.
Military sources who spoke to Al Jazeera reported that heated battles broke out during the hours of Monday morning between the army and the forces supporting it on the one hand, and the Rapid Support Forces supported by the Popular Movement on the other hand.
The sources explained that the major ground attack launched by the army on the Muqjah area resulted in the enemy inflicting heavy losses in military equipment and fighters, which enabled the armed forces to completely regain the town.
Al Jazeera correspondent Osama Sayed Ahmed reported in an intervention from the city of Damazin, the capital of the Blue Nile Region, that field developments are taking place on the southeastern front on the Ethiopian border.
He pointed out that the battles have remained intense in the region in recent weeks, with continuous pledges from the army leadership and supporting forces that the city of Kurmuk will soon be restored and returned under army control.
Imminent action
Meanwhile, the commander of the Sudan Shield Forces, Abu Aqla Kikl, announced an imminent move by the army and allied forces to take control of areas controlled by what he called “rebellion forces,” bringing the announced military advance to the Yabus border area with Ethiopia, which is the historical stronghold of the SPLM-North sector, in an indication of expanding the scope of operations to the east.
On the other hand, the United Nations Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned of the exposure of more than 50,000 civilians in the city of Dilling.South Kordofan State (Middle) to serious risks threatening their security.
The coordination indicated in its latest report that it was extremely difficult to reach those affected by the Dilling, as a result of the worsening isolation of the city, the escalation of the war within it, and the disruption of the main supply routes.
In this context, the United Nations called for strengthening collective efforts to protect civilians and facilitate the arrival of humanitarian aid, as fighting continues in the three states of Kordofan with no signs of an imminent stop.
It is mentioned that The war in Sudan It broke out in mid-April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, killing tens of thousands and displacing up to 14 million people inside and outside the country.
