The army does not dispute RSF’s statement, but says the fighting is ongoing in Singa, the capital of Sennar state.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) yesterday announced the capture of Singa, capital of Sennar, in south-east Sudan. Many people fled to Kassala further north in eastern Sudan. Last week, Military Intelligence in Sennar detained several activists in Mayerno.
RSF spokesperson Lt Col El Fateh Gurashi, said in a statement on social media yesterday evening that their forces had captured all the main sites inside the city, including the 17th Infantry Division base.
Earlier that evening, the RSF stated it had “liberated the 17th Singa Infantry Division from the SAF militia and their allied jihadist battalions”.
Sudan War Monitor (SWM) stated this morning that geolocation of videos filmed by combatants “confirmed RSF control at the army base, at the main police headquarters in the city, in the main market, at the state government secretariat, and elsewhere. During the night, clashes reportedly continued as SAF fought to retain control of southern parts of the city”.
According to multiple sources, Singa witnessed widespread looting. Markets and other buildings were plundered, while many of the approximately 250,000 residents as well as people displaced from other areas fled the town.
