Sudan's army breaks a major siege and clashes with paramilitary forces across the country

Sudan's military says it has broken a two-year siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the city of El Obeid in South Kordofan state. The army is now launching a renewed military effort to retake control of the Kordofan and Darfur regions from the RSF.

In other developments, the RSF has carried out drone attacks on a major dam and other military sites, and is accused of killing over 100 civilians and burning villages in Darfur. Separately, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ordered the release of 400 female prisoners accused of cooperating with the RSF, and the government has opened a mass trial against RSF-linked suspects for war crimes.