The Sudan ese Air Force launched a series of airstrikes on sites of the Rapid Support Forces in Singa, the capital of Sennar, on Sunday morning. Ongoing battles for the city have displaced over 50,000 people, according to the IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix.Eyewitnesses told Radio Dabanga that the RSF had control of large parts of Singa on Sunday morning.
Those fleeing the city confirmed that the RSF holds many positions on the southern road to Abu Hajar, and also on the northern road to Sennar town. They accused the RSF of looting of vehicles, homes, and shops. It was not possible to contact RSF commanders in Singa for comment.last year. The attack on Singa began, according to eyewitnesses, on Saturday afternoon, amid conflicting reports about the size of the forces and the route they took to reach Singa from Jebel Moya.
This was before the RSF posted, late Saturday afternoon, video clips of its forces and leaders in front of the base of the 17th Infantry Division in Singa, including commanders He said that control over Singa and its surroundings puts Sennar town under a complete siege from all directions."The army will be unable to resist the siege except through air strikes, which are not sufficient to eliminate the RSF."
Singa is considered a crossroads, as the road that connects the rich agricultural areas of the southern Blue Nile region to Khartoum passes through it. There is also a road that reaches Port Sudan. It is connected by rail to the rest of the Sudan, and has an important bridge which connects the two banks of the Blue Nile, through which many trucks pass coming from the states and from neighbouring Ethiopia and heading to the main Sudanese port, Port Sudan.
Last week, military expert Brig Kamal Ismail described Jebel Moya, which the RSF took control of last week, as an important strategic area that is easy to defend. He told Radio Dabanga that Jebel Moya can be used to launch attacks on other areas and is difficult to control."Controlling Jebel Moya allows controlling the roads leading to several areas," he said. The RSF reportedly attacked Sennar town after taking control of Jebel Moya, but were not able to take control of it.
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