Sudan.. The army advances in North Kordofan and the Rapid Support Forces target Wad Madani

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The Sudanese army continues to advance on the fronts of North Kordofan, after taking control of the strategic city of Sudri, while drones belonging to the Rapid Support Forces targeted fuel tanks in Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazeera state, amid ongoing military escalation in the country.

Circulating images showed fires breaking out in Wad Madani as a result of the Rapid Support Forces targeting fuel tanks with drones.

In parallel with the escalation, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported that more than 400 Sudanese cross daily into eastern Chad, an increase of nearly 20 times the rates recorded in recent months, fleeing from fighting, shelling, and drone attacks.

In a related context, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, confirmed that Sudan rejects what he described as pressures and blackmail, and will not accept compromise.

The Sudan News website reported today, Sunday, that Al-Burhan said during his speech on Saturday, at the launch of the "We Haven't Forgotten You" initiative to support the health sector at the Khartoum Stadium: "Our heads will remain held high, and we will not accept bargaining or cheapening ourselves to anyone or bowing to them."

He added that "Sudanese people cannot be blackmailed or intimidated," emphasizing that "the country does not wait for a visa from any country or permission from any entity."

Al-Burhan pledged to continue military operations against the Rapid Support Forces, which he described as a "rebel militia," until the rebellion is eradicated across Sudan.

Al-Burhan's statements come amid tensions in relations with Washington.

Sudan has been experiencing a war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, which has reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 59,000 people and displaced about 13 million, while pushing parts of the country into famine. More than 30 million people need humanitarian assistance.