Khartoum, June 30 (Darfur24)
The Sudanese army said on Tuesday that it destroyed 224 Rapid Support Forces (RSF) combat vehicles and seized 36 others during military operations conducted between June 15 and June 30 across Darfur, Kordofan and the Blue Nile region.
In a statement, the army’s official spokesperson said the operations also resulted in the downing of a strategic drone, the destruction of two tanks, five military trucks carrying equipment, four fuel tankers, two fuel depots and two ammunition stores. The statement further claimed that the operations inflicted heavy casualties on RSF forces.
The announcement comes two days after the army’s Fourth Infantry Division in Damazin said it had recaptured the areas of Maqja and Sarkam in Blue Nile State from the RSF. In Darfur, the Joint Force allied with the army also announced that it had taken control of Abu Qumra in North Darfur and Kulbus in West Darfur.
According to the army, operations in the Abu Qumra area destroyed 39 RSF combat vehicles and included the downing of a strategic drone north of Tawisha, while also inflicting unspecified casualties on RSF fighters.
In West Darfur, the army said its forces carried out operations in and around Kulbus, destroying 10 combat vehicles and capturing 29 others after forcing RSF fighters to withdraw.
The statement said operations in North Kordofan resulted in the destruction of 119 combat vehicles, five military trucks, four fuel tankers and two fuel depots. In South Kordofan, the army claimed to have destroyed 27 RSF combat vehicles.
In the Blue Nile region, the army said it had regained control of Sarkam and Maqja, destroying 29 combat vehicles and two tanks, capturing seven additional vehicles and destroying two ammunition depots in Kurmuk.
The army concluded its statement by saying military operations would continue until the country is “completely cleansed” and government forces regain control of all territory.
Darfur24 could not independently verify the battlefield claims made by the Sudanese army, and there was no immediate comment from the Rapid Support Forces.