Darfur campaign
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Is a theatre of operation in the war in Sudan that affects five states in Darfur: South Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, Central Darfur and West Darfur. The offensive mainly started on 15 April 2023 in West Darfur where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) forces captured Geneina
Chronology
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August 2023: The RSF claimed to have taken full control over all of Central Darfur state.
August 2023: The RSF launches an offensive on August 11, besieging the city of Nyala.
October 2023: On 26 October, the RSF captured Nyala, Sudan's second-largest city and South Darfur's capital, after a long siege.
July 2023: The RSF seized control of the town of Sirba in West Darfur
December 2023: By mid-December 2023, the RSF was nearing victory in the conflict over Darfur, controlling four of the region's five states.
April 2023: Civilians in El Fasher reported that RSF forces controlled El Manhal refugee camp and el-Ghaba neighborhood.
May 2024: The SAF and allied militias retook control of the Golo water reservoir from the RSF.
June 2024: clashes between the SAF and the RSF in El Fasher, during which the latter claimed to have taken control over the Al-Wahda neighbourhood.
May 2024: on 26 May, the RSF captured the Golo reservoir and its pumping station and shut off water supplies to El Fasher.
April 2023: The RSF claimed to have captured the El Fasher airport and several military sites in the city by 16 April.
May 2023: RSF came under control of several eastern neighborhoods of El Fasher.
April 2023: The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) forces captured Geneina.
June 2023: The RSF is forced to withdraw from several areas in the eastern neighborhoods of El Fasher, but still controlled much of them.
July 2023: In South Darfur, the RSF claimed to have seized the town of Kas, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of the state capital Nyala.
August 2023: By July, the SAF were in full control of El Fasher
August 2023: On 31 August, Zalingei's SAF garrison, consisting of the 21st Infantry Division, fled the settlement. This allowed the RSF to fully secure the entire city without further opposition.
September 2023: By late August, the northern and eastern parts of El-Fasher were controlled by the RSF.
November 2023: The center of West Darfur, Geneina, was fully conquered by the RSF on 4 November.
November 2023: The RSF seized the Shag Omar and Abu Sufyan oilfields in Abu Karinka.
May 2024: At the start of May, there were reports that the RSF had surrounded El Fasher and was blocking all roads into the city.
June 2023: Kutum and the Kassab refugee camp are conquered by the RSF in early June.
April 2024: The RSF seized control of Mellit in North Darfur, near the Libyan border, cementing its hold over areas north of El Fasher.
June 2024: The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have advanced into central areas of El Fasher
August 2023: The SAF claimed it had retaken the western part of Zalingei from the RSF.
Selected Sources
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-kutum-darfur-civilians-killed-rsf-attacks
https://jamestown.org/program/assessing-the-war-in-sudan-is-an-rsf-victory-in-sight/
https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/intense-fighting-in-central-el-fasher
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/deadly-sudan-army-rsf-clashes-spark-human-tragedy-widespread-looting-in-darfur
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/heavy-fighting-in-north-darfur-capital-amidst-alarming-increase-in-food-prices
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/rsf-claim-full-control-of-central-darfur-after-clashes
