Sudan's army recaptures strategic North Kordofan town as death toll from drone strike reaches ten

Sudan's intensifying civil war continued to generate significant developments in the Kordofan region, with the military announcing a major territorial victory whilst casualty figures from a separate RSF drone attack rose. On Friday, the Sudanese Armed Forces declared that they had captured al-Mazroub in North Kordofan following intense fighting against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary rival group. According to the military, the RSF sustained substantial casualties and lost significant numbers of combat vehicles during the battles.

Army sources identified al-Mazroub as the RSF's most important base in North Kordofan. Because the town connects North Kordofan and West Kordofan states, its capture strengthens the army's strategy of severing RSF supply routes. Military officials urged residents of recaptured areas to resume their normal activities.

The Kordofan region, comprising three states—North, West and South Kordofan—has emerged as a principal theatre of Sudan's conflict, particularly since fighting escalated there in late 2025. Positioned between the army-controlled central areas and the RSF-dominated Darfur region to the west, Kordofan has witnessed roughly one-fifth of all recorded attacks in Sudan since the war began in April 2023.

In a separate incident, the RSF carried out a drone strike against a university dormitory and a shelter housing displaced families in El-Obeid. The attack resulted in ten deaths, illustrating the increasingly indiscriminate character of the fighting across North Kordofan.