SAF Airstrike Destroys RSF-SPLM-N Supply Convoy Near Yabus, Blue Nile State — 5 Killed, 20 Injured

A SAF airstrike struck a supply convoy near Yabus, Blue Nile State, close to the Ethiopia-Sudan border on May 23, 2026, killing at least 5 people and injuring 20 others. Yabus is located in the Blue Nile State border region that has been contested since RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu faction) captured Kurmuk on March 23, 2026 — their most significant Blue Nile offensive since 2013. The area between Kurmuk and the Yabus river has served as a key RSF-SPLM-N logistics corridor and is proximate to the Ethiopia border zone that Sudan accuses of facilitating rebel supply lines. SAF's 4th Infantry Division has been rolling back RSF-SPLM-N gains on the Kurmuk–Ed Damazin axis since April (recapturing Muqja Station on April 21 and Al-Kayli on May 10, and Khor Hassan on May 16); the Yabus convoy strike extends the air interdiction campaign against RSF-SPLM-N supply chains in the border region. The attack is consistent with SAF's sustained aerial and ground campaign to prevent RSF-SPLM-N from consolidating control over Blue Nile State. The 20 injured in this single convoy strike underscores the human cost of operations along this contested border corridor.