| Sennar offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Sudanese civil war (2023-present) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Al-Bara' ibn Malik Battalion[1]
 Egypt (alleged)[3] |
 Rapid Support Forces | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Ayoub Abdel-Qader Shams al-Din Kabbashi[5] Abdelbasit Abdelmonim Abu Aqla Kikil (from October 2024)Fatah al-Aleem al-Sobhi |
Abdel Rahman Albishi †[6] Abu Aqla Kikil  | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Per RSF: 21 vehicles seized[7] 5 vehicles destroyed 150 killed Dozens captured |
15 vehicles destroyed[8] 450 killed[9] | ||||||||
| ~ 1,300 civilian missing since RSF assault on Sinja[10] | |||||||||
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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has waged a major offensive against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Sennar State, resulting in widespread violence and displacement,[11][12] as part of the ongoing Sudanese civil war.
- ^ Monitor, Sudan War. "Sudan army regains control of Sinja". sudanwarmonitor.com.
- ^ "Sudanese communities take up arms as the army fails to protect civilians".
- ^ "Sudan's El Burhan visits Jebel Moya after army recapture". Dabanga Radio TV Online. 14 October 2024.
- ^ Monitor, Sudan War. "Map: RSF incursion into Blue Nile State". sudanwarmonitor.com.
- ^ "Sudan army recaptures key Jebel Moya region from RSF". Sudan Tribune. 6 October 2024.
- ^ "RSF claims victory in Al-Dinder, second capture in days". Sudan Tribune. 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Fighting escalates in eastern Sudan's Sennar". Dabanga Radio TV Online. 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Sudan Nashra: Military recaptures Jebel Moya, road linking White Nile, Sennar | Transitional Sovereignty Council source: Burhan is to relocate to Atbara, govt denies". Mada Masr.
- ^ "RSF commander killed in Butana".
- ^ "مرصد حقوقي: أكثر من 1300 مفقود عقب أحداث سنجة – صحيفة التغيير السودانية , اخبار السودان" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Looting and fighting reported in a central Sudan city as paramilitary group attacks military troops". AP News. 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ AFP, Staff Writer With (2024-07-03). "Over 55,000 Flee Sudan Town as RSF Battles Army: UN". The Defense Post. Retrieved 2024-07-06.