Today (Thursday), a local official revealed huge crowds of the Rapid Support Forces and the Popular Movement - North, near the Kurmuk Governorate, south of the Blue Nile Region, intending to attack Kurmuk, and confirmed the arrival of about 1,500 displaced people to the city.
Yesterday (Tuesday), the Rapid Support Forces and the Popular Movement-North launched an attack on three sites in the Blue Nile region located in southeastern Sudan, including the town of “Dim Mansour,” amid accusations against Ethiopia of involvement in facilitating the passage of forces into Sudan through Assa in the Benishangul region, passing through the town of “Yabus,” the stronghold of the SPLM-North.
“Dim Mansour”, which is about 17 kilometers south of Kurmuk and adjacent to the Ethiopian border, is one of the strategic towns, the fall of which is feared to pave the way for the army’s loss of the city of Kurmuk.
According to field sources, the attack on “Dim Mansour” during the past two days was carried out by a large force over several continuous hours, supported by drones that bombed the army’s defensive positions.
Earlier, the Popular Movement led by Abdel Aziz Al-Hilu said that it had imposed its control over “Dim Mansour”, Khor Al-Budi and Bashir Nugu.
The governor of Kurmuk, Abdul Ati Muhammad al-Faki, told Sudan Tribune on Thursday that crowds of Janjaweed militias - referring to the Rapid Support Forces - and Joseph Toka, affiliated with the SPLM, led by Abdul Aziz al-Hilu and in a neighboring regional Sindh, are seeking to target Kurmuk, the capital of the governorate.
He confirmed that the army artillery has been dealing with fixed and moving targets of the Rapid Support Forces and its ally, the Popular Movement, in the vicinity of the town since this morning, in an attempt to disperse them and keep them away from the governorate’s capital.
According to the governor, the attack by the Popular Movement and Rapid Support on the army garrisons in Dim Mansour and Khor al-Budi resulted in a wave of displacement, and 1,500 displaced people have been registered so far and have arrived in the city of Kurmuk.
He pointed out that the displaced people were displaced to areas inside Kurmuk, and no cases of asylum in Ethiopia were recorded, despite the proximity of these areas to the Ethiopian border.
Kurmuk Governor: Rapid Support and Popular Support crowds are planning to attack the governorate’s presidency
