Army Says It Captured RSF Stronghold of al-Mazroub in North Kordofan

The Sudanese Armed Forces announced on October 2, 2026 that they had taken control of al-Mazroub in North Kordofan after fierce fighting with the RSF, describing it as the paramilitary's largest stronghold in the state. The army reported RSF casualties and heavy combat-vehicle losses without giving figures. Army Special Forces spokesman Mohammed Deidan told Anadolu the town links North and West Kordofan and that taking it advances the aim of cutting RSF supply lines. The claim comes from the army and has not been independently confirmed; the RSF has not been quoted in the report.