TASIS-aligned forces have claimed control of six additional positions in Sudan’s Blue Nile region, marking a fresh territorial expansion in the southeast as fighting with the Sudanese Armed Forces continues.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, which is fighting alongside the Rapid Support Forces under the TASIS alliance, said its forces captured Madal Abigo, Bili Bong and Gambarda in Kurmuk locality.
It also claimed control of Dukan, Karn Karn and Khor al-Hassan during the latest operations.
The battlefield claims could not be independently verified.
The new captures build on a series of advances by TASIS-aligned forces across Blue Nile in recent weeks, but represent a distinct territorial development from the earlier battles around Kurmuk, Qeisan, Bakori and Sirkum.
In footage released by the SPLM-N, senior commander Joseph Tuka was shown visiting frontline troops and directing forces to maintain momentum in the campaign.
Tuka urged fighters to continue advancing toward Damazin, the regional capital and one of the Sudanese army’s main remaining strongholds in Blue Nile.
His remarks underline the strategic direction of the offensive, but the immediate significance of the latest fighting lies in the widening chain of positions now claimed by TASIS-aligned forces across Kurmuk locality.
The Sudanese army has not publicly confirmed losing the six locations.
SAF commanders have, however, continued inspecting and reinforcing positions in Blue Nile as pressure increases along several fronts.
The Fourth Infantry Division, headquartered in Damazin, remains the army’s principal formation in the region and has been attempting to hold defensive lines south and southeast of the capital.
Blue Nile has emerged as one of the most active fronts in Sudan’s war in recent months, with RSF and SPLM-N forces expanding operations across border areas near Ethiopia and South Sudan.
The region is strategically important because of its cross-border routes, agricultural areas and proximity to major infrastructure including the Roseires Dam.
The latest territorial claims suggest TASIS forces are continuing to consolidate ground rather than simply launching raids on isolated army positions.
If confirmed, control of the six locations would further reduce the space held by SAF forces in southern Blue Nile and strengthen TASIS supply and movement corridors across Kurmuk locality.
The fighting has also intensified the humanitarian crisis in the region, forcing large numbers of civilians to flee toward Damazin and other population centres.
Neither side has released independently verifiable casualty figures from the latest clashes.
