Local security conflict

Sudanese army forces repelled an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on Qaisan city in Blue Nile state near the border with Ethiopia, authorities said on Tuesday.In a statement, the Qaisan governorate said the attack targeted farmers during the harvest season, describing it as “a full-fledged war crime,” Anadolu Agency reported.“We condemn in the strongest terms this criminal aggression that targets citizens’ livelihoods, security and stability,” it added.No information was immediately available about casualties, and there was no immediate comment from the RSF on the report.On July 10, the Sudanese army said its forces had repelled an attack on the areas of Deim Saad and Yara in Qaisan governorate.
The Sudanese army controls large parts of Blue Nile state, while the SPLM has been fighting the government since 2011, demanding autonomy for the South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions.Since April 2023, the RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army over a dispute concerning its integration into the military. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced 13 million and triggered famine in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.