SAF Launches Drone Strikes on RSF Positions in North Kordofan Following White Nile Drone Interception

The Sudanese Armed Forces launched drone strikes targeting RSF positions in North Kordofan State on May 31, 2026, following the SAF interception of an RSF drone over White Nile State and continuing the air interdiction campaign that has supported the SAF ground counteroffensive throughout May. North Kordofan remains the critical corridor linking RSF-held Darfur to central Sudan; SAF has been systematically degrading RSF logistics along this axis since the Kordofan counteroffensive began in earnest. May 2026 SAF ground gains include the Dibebad crossroads (May 22–23), Dilling siege break (May 19–20 for the third time), and Wadi al-Atrun trans-Saharan supply route capture (May 19). The drone campaign from May 27–31 maintains operational pressure on RSF North Kordofan elements following the Eid al-Adha period. SAF has not provided specific casualty figures; RSF has not publicly acknowledged losses in North Kordofan from this campaign period.