In the reference period covered by the previous EUAA COI Report Sudan – Security Situation (February 2025), repeated clashes were reported between SAF and RSF in North Kordofan, especially around El Obeid.819 Frontlines shifted, as both sides battled for control over the area along the strategic road linking Kosti to El Obeid.820
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Ayin Network et al., Sudan Conflict Monitor # 18, 7 March 2025, url, p. 4; Sudan Tribune, Sudanese army retakes key city in North Kordofan state, 30 January 2025, url; Dabanga, RSF recaptures North Kordofan town, 20 May 2024, url