The Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) announced on Tuesday that its forces had captured the strategic Sali military base in Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile region following clashes with the Sudanese military.
In a statement, the alliance said its forces had secured control of the base after defeating army units stationed in the area, killing and capturing an unspecified number of soldiers and seizing military equipment.
Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a key member of the TASIS alliance, released footage showing their presence outside the Sali health centre. The alliance said its forces were continuing to advance towards other positions in the region. Rapid Support Forces+1
The announcement came a day after Sudan’s military, which operates under the Port Sudan authorities, claimed to have repelled an offensive targeting Sali and Bakori in the Blue Nile region.
The military’s Fourth Infantry Division said on Monday that its forces had prevented TASIS fighters from breaching their defensive positions and inflicted significant losses on the attackers.
The competing battlefield claims could not be independently verified. سودان تربيون
Sali holds considerable strategic importance because of its position along a vital supply route connecting Damazin, the regional capital, with areas near the Ethiopian border.
Control of the area could strengthen TASIS operations in southern Blue Nile while placing additional pressure on the military’s defensive positions and supply networks.
The region has witnessed intensified fighting between Sudan’s military and TASIS forces, including the RSF and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), particularly around Kurmuk and Qaysan, where control of military positions has repeatedly changed hands.
The latest development comes amid growing tensions between Sudan’s Port Sudan authorities and neighbouring Ethiopia.
On Tuesday, Sudan’s military claimed to have intercepted a strategic drone entering Blue Nile from Ethiopian territory.
The previous day, Sudan’s foreign ministry lodged a complaint accusing Ethiopia of allowing drone attacks against targets inside Sudan to originate from its territory.
Meanwhile, Ethiopian authorities ordered Sudanese consular staff in Assosa to leave the country within 48 hours after declaring them personae non gratae, according to the reported diplomatic measures.
