IGAD plans emergency summit as RSF attacks West Kordofan SAF base

On Friday, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an attack on Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) military base near Babanousa in West Kordofan. Residents of the town of continued to flee for the second day in a row. Meanwhile, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has scheduled an emergency summit in Djibouti to discuss the war.

The displacement from Babanousa, West Kordofan followed previous reports of an imminent RSF attack the town’s 22nd Infantry Division, after it took control of East Darfur.

Speaking to Radio Dabanga from Babanousa, Salah Mohamedi spoke of continual displacement to all major towns and peripheral regions.

“Civil administrations and youth organisations have unsuccessfully tried to prevent armed confrontation between the RSF and the SAF”, Mohamedi explained.

On Thursday evening, residents and members of the army were injured in violent confrontations between the warring parties in Mujil, West Kordofan, on Thursday evening.

“Confrontations took place at about two on Thursday night when members of the army tried to gather in the airport garrison, and clashed with the region’s RSF supporters. Three people were injured, and more were taken to the Mujiddaf Hospital.”

On Friday, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an attack on an army military area near the railway and the military garrison in West Kordofan state. Witnesses report that the attack led to the displacement of residents of the Ajeeb neighbourhood and several injuries after being hit by RSF missiles.

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RSF Commander Mohamed ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo said he had a phone call with Kenyan President of William Ruto, on the developments of the situation in Sudan. Posting on X, formerly Twitter, he stated that he “discussed with His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, Mr. William Ruto, during a phone call, the developments of the situation in Sudan in light of the ongoing war, and the need to end the suffering of the Sudanese people.”

Hemedti expressed his support for the Jeddah platform, led by Saudi Arabia and the USA, including the African Union and IGAD.

IGAD heads of state have scheduled an emergency summit in the first week of December in Djibouti to discuss the war in Sudan. This was scheduled after a meeting on Thursday between Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Youssef and the Executive Secretary of IGAD, Warkini Kabihou. A diplomatic source told Radio Dabanga that the summit will discuss the security situation in Sudan, and how to accelerate the Jeddah platform for the Sudanese parties to reach a ceasefire, and open safe corridors for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Sudanese people.