KHARTOUM, March 24, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces said on Tuesday that it and its allies had seized control of the town of Kurmuk on the border with Ethiopia after "fierce fighting". "Elite troops from the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) have succeeded in fully liberating the strategic town of Kurmuk," the RSF said in a statement. Fighting began on Sunday around the small border town in the far southeast of Sudan, which the army considers vital because it sits on one of the few roads to Ethiopia. The faction of the SPLM-N led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu and allied to the RSF maintains a foothold in southern Blue Nile, a narrow strip of land jutting south between Ethiopia and South Sudan. Ethiopia has denied separate allegations that it is harbouring RSF camps.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 24, 2026 16:26 UTC