The Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) announced on Tuesday that its forces had taken full control of Qeissan, a strategically important town in Sudan’s Blue Nile region near the Ethiopian border.
In a statement issued on August 11, TASIS said its forces seized the town following fighting with Sudanese Armed Forces units and had established control over military positions inside Qeissan.
The alliance said its forces pursued retreating army troops and inflicted losses in personnel and equipment during the operation.
TASIS also said its fighters captured significant quantities of weapons and military equipment, adding that an inventory and documentation process was still under way.
Qeissan lies roughly 170 kilometres southeast of Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile, and close to Sudan’s border with Ethiopia. Its position gives the town strategic significance along routes connecting southeastern Blue Nile with surrounding border areas.
The reported takeover marks a fresh development in the military contest for Blue Nile, where fighting has intensified in recent months between forces aligned with TASIS and the Sudanese army.
TASIS brings together the Rapid Support Forces and allied political and armed movements, including factions operating in Blue Nile and other parts of Sudan.
The alliance has sought to expand its territorial and political presence across areas outside the control of the Port Sudan authorities as Sudan’s war enters a new phase of competing administrations and military fronts.
The capture of Qeissan, if consolidated, would strengthen the alliance’s position in southeastern Blue Nile and increase pressure on army-held areas around the regional capital and key border routes.
