RSF Regains Kulbus, West Darfur, After SAF-Allied Joint Force Withdraws

The RSF regained Kulbus, West Darfur, on July 10, 2026, just ten days after SAF-allied Joint Forces had claimed the Chad-border town on June 30. RSF reinforced its assault with armor redeployed from El Geneina, Saraf Omra, and Kabkabiya before the offensive; residents fled toward Chad as Joint Forces withdrew. The seesaw control of Kulbus illustrates the fluid, contested nature of the West Darfur front even as SAF made gains elsewhere (Blue Nile's Kurmuk, recaptured July 8).