RSF Renews Assault on Al-Murrah Villages Under Communications Blackout, North Kordofan

RSF forces renewed their ground assault on al-Murrah villages west of Barah town, North Kordofan, on May 30, 2026 — the day after their Eid al-Adha massacre that killed at least 27 civilians. A complete communications blackout was imposed across the area, severely limiting the flow of information to humanitarian monitors and journalists. The renewed assault follows a documented RSF pattern of multi-day attacks on civilian villages in North Kordofan: suppressing survivor testimony, completing looting and property destruction, and preventing civilian flight toward SAF-held lines. Al-Murrah lies in the contested western arc of North Kordofan, adjacent to RSF positions anchored at RSF-recaptured Bara (March 2026). SAF's Kordofan counteroffensive axes — particularly toward Dilling, Dibebad, and the Darfur–Kordofan supply corridor — make the broader Bara–Al-Murrah axis a key RSF defensive and atrocity zone. Communications blackouts have preceded and accompanied RSF atrocities at El Fasher, Wad Madani, and multiple Darfur towns throughout the war.