Reports of the desperate humanitarian situation and atrocities continue to mount as paramilitary RSF pushes eastwards.
Reports of the desperate humanitarian situation and atrocities continue to mount as paramilitary RSF pushes eastwards.
By Maziar Motamedi
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The Sudan army is holding on to its last stronghold in West Kordofan as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) pushes to take control of the province east of Darfur.
The escalation in fighting comes amid deepening concerns about the vast humanitarian toll of the conflict.
RSF already has control of western Sudan in war with Sudan's army, leaving country facing potential split.
Mission against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces would surpass army's recapture of Khartoum State last year.
The Sudanese army's gains may enable it to choke off the RSF's supply lines and eventually enter Darfur, analysts say.
Despite this apparent victory for the paramilitary group, the besieged city of el-Fasher's status has not changed.
The UN has raised the alarm over reports of "atrocities" committed by the RSF.
