### [2026-08-18](/feed/2026/08/18/index.md)

##### Sudanese civil war
# The Rapid Support Forces launches a major crackdown in Nyala, South Darfur, its largest security and military mobilization since seizing the city in 2023. 




### Sources:

1. [Sudan Tribune](https://sudantribune.com/article/317590)

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1. [The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have retaken control of the Blue Nile town of Kurmuk, a month after being recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). ](/feed/2026/08/13/the-rapid-support-forces-rsf-says-that-they-have-retaken-control-of-the-blue-nile-town-of-kurmuk-a-month-after-being.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese civil war_
2. [Egypt and Sudan reach an agreement on a 16-month plan to rehabilitate the Jebel Aulia Dam south of Khartoum, including the construction of a temporary bridge, after the dam was damaged in November 2023 during shelling by the Rapid Support Forces. ](/feed/2026/08/1/egypt-and-sudan-reach-an-agreement-on-a-16-month-plan-to-rehabilitate-the-jebel-aulia-dam-south-of-khartoum-including-t.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese civil war_
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4. [The Sudan Doctors Network reports that more than 215 civilians have died at the RSF-run Daqris Prison in Sudan's South Darfur state from the spread of diseases and epidemics, as well as torture and mistreatment of detainees. ](/feed/2026/06/24/the-sudan-doctors-network-reports-that-more-than-215-civilians-have-died-at-the-rsf-run-daqris-prison-in-sudan-s-south-d.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, South Darfur, Sudanese civil war_
5. [The Sudan Doctors Network reports that a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, has injured six people. ](/feed/2026/05/21/the-sudan-doctors-network-reports-that-a-drone-strike-by-the-rapid-support-forces-and-sudan-people-s-liberation-movement.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese civil war_
6. [Sudanese Army says that it has reopened the road linking Dilling, South Kordofan and North Kordofan following battles between the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N. ](/feed/2026/04/6/sudanese-army-says-that-it-has-reopened-the-road-linking-dilling-south-kordofan-and-north-kordofan-following-battles-be.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese civil war_
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8. [Hemedti, leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is sworn in as head of a parallel government in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, where the RSF has established a presidential council and prime minister while continuing its conflict with the Sudanese army. ](/feed/2025/08/30/hemedti-leader-of-the-rapid-support-forces-rsf-is-sworn-in-as-head-of-a-parallel-government-in-nyala-south-darfur.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, South Darfur, Sudanese civil war_
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