Is the Sudanese army gaining momentum against the RSF?

Sudan’s army has made gains in the war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary in recent weeks as it tries to gain the upper hand in the three-and-a-half-year war that has ravaged one of the poorest countries in the world.The Sudanese armed forces (SAF) on Friday said its soldiers captured the town of al-Mazroub after fierce fighting. The town is one of the RSF’s most important positions in North Kordofan, and its capture extends a series of military successes in a region that has become a central battleground in the civil war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why do Sudan’s humanitarian truces keep failing and who is to blame?list 2 of 3Sudan’s historical famine echoes through latest hunger crisislist 3 of 3Outcry in Sudan as US reportedly holds army chief’s UN visa over truce planend of listThe SAF has pushed the RSF out of much of the state, increasing pressure on the paramilitary group’s positions and supply routes.But the wider war remains far from settled, with the RSF still controlling almost all of Darfur and parts of Kordofan.Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023 in the capital, Khartoum, after months of tensions between the SAF and the RSF. The c...