Babanusa, Jan23 (Darfur 24)

An eyewitness told Darfur 24 that the Rapid Support Forces RSF had entered the city of Babanusa and expanded their presence in a number of neighborhoods imposing a siege on the 22nd Division Command the army headquarters.

Fierce battles broke out two days ago between the two sides, and the city in West Kordofan witnessed waves of displacement,markets and shops closed their doors, public facilities stopped, and there was exchange of artillery shelling, and military aircraft flew in the sky of the city, targeting RSF locations.

Local administrations from the Misseriya tribe called on the Rapid Support Forces to avoid fighting in the city.

According to the eyewitness, numbers of dead bodies were seen in the town , but “Darfur 24” was not able to obtain statistics.