SAF Launches Coordinated Multi-State Offensive Across 6 States, Claims 10 Tanks and 24 Vehicles Destroyed in 72-Hour Campaign

The Sudanese Armed Forces launched a major coordinated air and ground offensive across six states on April 22-24, 2026, targeting RSF weapons depots, ammunition stores, drone launch sites, air defence systems, and airstrips. The campaign marked the most extensive SAF multi-front operation since the late 2024 counteroffensive. Specific reported results: North Kordofan — 7 RSF combat vehicles destroyed; South Darfur — RSF outposts, drone launch platforms, and fuel depots destroyed; Central and North Darfur — 6 RSF combat vehicles destroyed with additional casualties; Blue Nile region — the Muqaja area fully recaptured (confirmed April 21-22). Across all fronts, SAF claimed the destruction of 10 tanks, 6 armored vehicles, and 18 combat trucks in 72 hours. Separately, SAF heavy military aircraft returned to South Kordofan for the first time in months on April 22, bombing RSF targets around Dilling — a halt attributed to prior RSF air defence successes. ACLED analysts assess that by April 2026 SAF has been regaining the strategic upper hand, with North and South Kordofan emerging as the primary flashpoint following the October 2025 fall of El Fasher. Both parties continue to target civilian infrastructure, with RSF near-daily drone strikes on markets and healthcare facilities in Kordofan countered by SAF airstrikes on RSF logistics.