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- 1Sudan blames RSF for attacks on civilian sites in El-Obeid▼Sudanese authorities accuse paramilitary RSF of attacking civilian facilities in El-Obeid
Sudanese authorities have accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of attacking civilian facilities in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state. The accusation comes as fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF continues to devastate cities across Sudan, displacing millions and worsening a severe humanitarian crisis. Details on casualties or damage were not immediately available.
- 2Sudan authorities accuse RSF of drone strikes on El-Obeid▼Sudan authorities accuse RSF of drone strikes on civilian sites in El-Obeid
Sudanese authorities have accused the Rapid Support Forces of carrying out drone attacks on civilian sites in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state. The alleged strikes are the latest escalation in the war between the army and the RSF, which has devastated cities across Sudan and displaced millions since fighting began in April 2023.
- 3Sudan army says it repelled RSF drone attacks in El Obeid▼Sudan's army announces repelling Rapid Support drones in El Obeid and bombards their positions in Nyala.
Sudan's armed forces said they repelled drone attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, and carried out bombardments against RSF positions in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur. The announcements come as the war between the army and the RSF, ongoing since April 2023, continues to grind through Darfur and Kordofan, displacing millions and driving large parts of the country toward famine.
- 4Sudanese doctors accuse RSF of looting hospital in North Kordofan▼Sudanese doctors accuse RSF of looting hospital in recaptured town in North Kordofan
Sudanese doctors say the Rapid Support Forces looted a hospital in a town in North Kordofan that had recently been recaptured by the army. The accusation adds to a long pattern of reported attacks on medical facilities during Sudan's civil war, which has devastated the country's health system and displaced millions since fighting began in April 2023.
- 5Sudanese doctors say RSF looted Sodari hospital▼Sudanese doctors accuse RSF of looting hospital in Sodari — Anadolu Agency
Sudanese doctors say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces looted a hospital in Sodari, in Sudan's North Kordofan region. The Sudan Doctors' Union reports the facility was stripped of equipment and supplies, worsening an already dire health crisis as fighting between the RSF and the army continues across the country. Health facilities have repeatedly come under attack or occupation during the two-year war.
- 6Sudanese doctors say RSF looted Sodari hospital●Sudanese doctors say RSF looted and wrecked hospital in Sodari
Sudanese doctors say the Rapid Support Forces looted and wrecked a hospital in Sodari, in North Kordofan state. The report adds to a pattern of attacks on medical facilities during Sudan's civil war, which has devastated the country's health system and displaced millions since fighting began in April 2023 between the RSF and the army.
- 7Life-saving medicine reaches South Kordofan across conflict lines▼Through conflict lines, life-saving medicine reaches South Kordofan
Humanitarian agencies have delivered life-saving medicine to South Kordofan, Sudan, negotiating access across front lines in the country's ongoing conflict. The United Nations Development Programme highlighted the delivery, which brings essential treatment to civilians cut off by fighting. The operation underscores the difficulty of reaching populations in contested areas and the role of negotiated humanitarian corridors in keeping health services alive.
- 8Qatar Charity delivers emergency aid in North Kordofan, Sudan▼Qatar Charity Delivers Emergency Aid to War-Displaced and Disaster-Affected Families in North Kordofan
Qatar Charity has delivered emergency humanitarian assistance to families displaced by war and hit by disasters in Sudan's North Kordofan state. The aid comes as Sudan's conflict continues to displace large numbers of people, leaving many families in urgent need of food, shelter and basic supplies. The distribution highlights the role of Gulf-based charities in filling gaps in the international humanitarian response.
- 9Sudan's RSF collects oil transit fees as Heglig output continues▼Paramilitary RSF extracts oil transit fees as Heglig pumps 26,000 bpd
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are extracting transit fees from oil passing through Heglig, where pumping continues at around 26,000 barrels per day. The report underscores how control of key oil infrastructure in South Kordofan has become a revenue source for the RSF during Sudan's war, complicating Khartoum's finances and oil export arrangements.
- 10Sudanese forces advance to liberate West Kordofan, official says▼Al-Nuhud Executive Director: Military Forces Advancing to Liberate West Kordofan
The executive director of Al-Nuhud in West Kordofan says military forces are advancing to liberate the region, as Sudan's war continues. The claim comes amid ongoing fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, with local officials reporting movements aimed at retaking areas of the western state. Further details on the scale of the operation were not provided.
- 11Battle for Sudan's Kordofan corridor intensifies▼The battle for Kordofan: The corridor linking Sudan’s east and west
Fighting in Sudan's Kordofan region is drawing attention as a strategic corridor connecting the country's east and west. Control of the area is seen as decisive in the wider war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, with reports highlighting its role in supply routes, territorial linkage and the balance of power across Sudan.
- 12The battle for Kordofan: Sudan's strategic east-west corridor●The battle for Kordofan: The corridor linking Sudan’s east and west https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/t he-battl
Fighting is intensifying in Sudan's Kordofan region, the strip of territory linking the country's east and west. Sitting between Darfur and central Sudan, Kordofan has seen one in five of all recorded attacks in the war, making control of the corridor a key prize for the warring parties as the conflict grinds on.
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The Protection Cluster has issued an alert concerning El Obeid, a major city in Sudan's North Kordofan state. The notice, published via ReliefWeb, signals concern for the safety and protection needs of civilians in the area, which has been heavily affected by Sudan's ongoing conflict. Details of the specific protection risks were not included in the alert summary, but such alerts typically flag urgent humanitarian concerns.
- 14Sudanese army captures Al-Mazroub in North Kordofan●Sudanese army captures Al-Mazroub from Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan
Sudan's army says it has taken control of Al-Mazroub in North Kordofan from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, pushing forward its offensive against the RSF in the country's west. The development comes as fighting between the two sides, ongoing since April 2023, intensifies across Kordofan after battles in Darfur and Khartoum. Recapturing towns in Kordofan is seen as part of the army's effort to cut RSF supply lines toward Darfur.
- 15SPLM-N clashes with Otoro tribe kill over 500 in Sudan▼Clashes between SPLM-N and Otoro tribe kill over 500 in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, leader says
Fighting between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North and the Otoro tribe in Sudan's Nuba Mountains has killed more than 500 people, according to a leader cited by Sudan Tribune. The reported death toll, if confirmed, would mark one of the bloodier episodes of intercommunal and armed conflict in the region, which has seen repeated violence tied to Sudan's wider war and long-running tensions in South Kordofan.
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The Protection Cluster, the UN-coordinated body for civilian protection in humanitarian crises, has issued an alert concerning El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state in Sudan. The alert signals concern for the safety of civilians in a city that has been at the centre of fighting and access restrictions during Sudan's conflict. Further details of the specific protection risks have not yet been made widely available.