SAF Continues Drone Interdiction Campaign Across North Kordofan as Kordofan Counteroffensive Advances

SAF continued its sustained drone strike campaign targeting RSF positions across North Kordofan on May 29, 2026, maintaining air pressure on RSF supply lines and force concentrations as the broader SAF Kordofan counteroffensive progresses. North Kordofan is the critical corridor linking RSF-controlled Darfur to central Sudan; SAF has been methodically interdicting RSF logistics along this axis throughout May 2026. Recent SAF gains include the Dibebad crossroads (May 22–23), Dilling siege relief (May 19–20), Wadi al-Atrun supply route interdiction (May 19), and Al-Hamadi capture (May 13). SAF drone strikes serve both to support advancing ground forces and to degrade RSF capabilities, though OHCHR documented at least 880 civilians killed by drones across both sides in January–April 2026, with strikes frequently hitting civilian areas. The RSF's holiday attack on al-Murrah villages occurred within this broader North Kordofan operational context.