Has the army turned the page on control of western Sudan?

Sudan’s military repels a series of offensives by the RSF paramilitary in a strategically significant region.Khartoum, Sudan – A Sudanese army-led counteroffensive in the western region of Darfur has led to a series of gains for government-aligned forces over the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group in recent days.In early August, Sudan’s military and allied groups repelled two successive attacks by the RSF in the strategically important Bir Saliba region. It lies about 30km (nearly 20 miles) north of el-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state and the RSF’s last stronghold in the region.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Sudan army drone attack on Darfur kills 35, rights group sayslist 2 of 4Women expose rape as a weapon of war in Sudanlist 3 of 4Sudan war threatens ancient Meroe pyramidslist 4 of 4Sudan’s war threatens an ‘entire generation’s’ future, UN warnsend of listGovernment-backed forces have tried to put pressure on RSF supply lines by seizing control of crossings and desert routes along the border with Chad. The strategy could signal a shift in fighting towards el-Geneina.Leading to el-Geneina, the Bir Saliba region is of strategic importance. It has...