September 30, Kulbus — Fierce battles took place between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Joint Forces of the Armed Movements on Monday in the Owm area east of Kulbus Locality in West Darfur State.
These are the first confrontations to take place in West Darfur State since the RSF took control of it in November 2023.
Administration in Kulbus locality had asked the RSF to give them three days to remove the Armed Movements from the area, after activists circulated video clips showing a convoy of military vehicles of the Joint Forces on the outskirts of Kulbus. Some have refused to leave.
The Rapid Support Forces remained near Kulbus, where they refrained from taking control of it at the request of the Local Administration in the area, with a pledge that there would be no military presence.