The Sudan Founding Alliance, known as TASIS, said on Thursday that its forces had taken control of Kurmuk in Sudan’s Blue Nile region following clashes with the army and allied forces.
In a statement, the alliance said its forces seized the strategic border town, located around 136 kilometres southeast of Damazin, along with military installations, weapons and ammunition.
TASIS said the fighting inflicted losses on forces aligned with the Sudanese army, adding that its fighters were still conducting an inventory of captured weapons, ammunition and military equipment.
The alliance described the capture of Kurmuk as part of a broader expansion of its military presence in Blue Nile, coming just two days after it announced the seizure of Geissan, around 170 kilometres southeast of Damazin.
Fighting around Geissan displaced about 2,500 people, according to the International Organization for Migration, with some families reportedly crossing the nearby border into Ethiopia.
Kurmuk and Geissan are strategically significant because of their proximity to Ethiopia and their location along key routes in southern Blue Nile.
The latest developments point to an intensification of fighting in the region, where the Sudanese army has been battling the Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups as Sudan’s conflict spreads into new fronts.
