West Kordofan (including disputed Abeye area)943
In the reference period covered by the previous EUAA COI Report Sudan – Security Situation (February 2025), repeated clashes were reported in the area of Babanusa city,944 with RSF fighters positioned around the town imposing a ground siege.945 The group expanded its area of control in the state by capturing SAF positions in the state capital Al-Fula946 and Lagawa district bordering South Kordofan.947
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TNH, “We don’t have protection”: The worsening crisis in disputed Abyei, 3 March 2025, url; Enoughproject, Enough 101: What is the Abyei Area and Why is it Disputed?, 15 January 2013, url
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Ayin Network et al., Sudan Conflict Monitor # 15, 1 August 2024, url, p. 5; Ayin Network et al., Sudan Conflict Monitor # 12, 19 April 2024, url, p. 7; Ayin Network et al., Sudan Conflict Monitor # 11, 12 March 2024, url, p. 4; Ayin Network et al., Sudan Conflict Monitor # 10, 16 February 2024, url, p. 2
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Sudan Tribune, Sudanese army, RSF clash in fierce battles in Babanusa, 16 November 2025, url
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Sudan Tribune, RSF seizes El Fula, capital of West Kordofan, amidst reports of looting and displacement, 20 June 2025, url
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Darfur 24, RSF Capture Lagawa, West Kordofan After Army Withdrawal, 23 March 2025, url