Sudanese army retakes Bara, secures el-Obeid in North Kordofan
Al Jazeera
Source tells Al Jazeera army destroyed 32 RSF combat vehicles, killed dozens of RSF fighters in clashes, drone attacks.
The government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have announced they have retaken the city of Bara, the second-largest city in North Kordofan state in the west of the war-torn country, following a military operation they said resulted in expelling the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the city and inflicting losses in lives and military equipment.
A senior Sudanese army source told Al Jazeera that the air force carried out intensive air attacks in the early hours of Thursday morning against RSF deployment positions inside Bara.
They noted that the raids hit military vehicles and troop concentrations, killing a number of them and destroying heavy combat vehicles.
The source added that the air attacks were followed by a surprise ground assault carried out by army forces from their positions north of el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state – specifically from the town of al-Dankoj – before the troops advanced towards the city and took control of its main entrances.
The source that during the operation, the attacking forces managed to destroy 32 RSF combat vehicles and seize 10 others in good condition, in addition to killing dozens of fighters in direct clashes and drone attacks.
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