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The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend sanctions on Sudan for two months after the United States withdrew a proposal to expand the arms embargo nationwide amid council divisions

Sudan RSF commander defects to army, says he's bringing 300 troops and 30 vehicles. Lt. Colonel Mohamed Azraq Al-Fanjari, who is described as commander of the RSF's Special Tasks Group, said in a video that he has left the Rapid Support Forces and joined the Sudanese Army. He called the war "futile," apologized to Sudanese families for abuses against civilians, and urged other RSF fighters to follow him. It fits a pattern of earlier switches, including Abu Aqla Keikal (Oct 2024), Al-Nour al-Qubba (Apr 2026) and Ali Rizqallah (May 2026), plus unit-level defections reported through July–September 2026

3 suspicious cargo aircraft spotted heading from the UAE towards East Africa, likely Ethiopia: - Vise Air Il-76TD 7Q-VZZ from Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi; - Vise Air Il-76TD 7Q-VAF from Al Ain Airport; - Batot Air Il-76TD XT-ABL from Al Reef Airbase

Sudanese Army source: RSF militias target Damazin in Al-Nil Azraq region

U.S. envoy Massad Boulos attended an event in Egypt alongside Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, saying Washington remains committed to finding a political solution to Sudan's war. Sudan's government said the encounter was casual and no talks were held. It came less than two weeks after the U.S. withheld a visa for Burhan ahead of a UN appearance amid tensions over a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal

Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia met yesterday, October 4th, in El-Alamein, while Ethiopian federal forces entered Mekele. The summit established a mechanism for regular consultations on security and stability in the Horn of Africa.

World Food Programme: Airstrike targeted aid trucks in South Kordofan

Sudan's military says it has repelled an attack by the Rapid Support Forces and the allied SPLM-N in eastern Blue Nile state near the Ethiopian border, hours after drone strikes targeted the governor's residence in Ed Damazin

Sudanese army forces control the Al-Mazroub area in North Kordofan state, western Sudan

As fighting intensifies in northern Ethiopia and the country increasingly becomes a key supply hub for Sudan's RSF, @AfriMEOSINT tracked 48 suspicious cargo flights from the UAE to Ethiopia in September 2026, mostly Il-76TDs, alongside a UAE Air Force C-130 and an An-124-100

New footage from northern Ethiopia shows Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) trailers transporting FK-2000 short-range air defence systems, amid reports that they are heading towards the Benishangul-Gumuz region, near the border with Sudan

Sudan's Army rejects Ethiopia's accusations of backing opposition groups as "baseless", counter-accuses Ethiopia of supporting RSF from its territory with "training, supplies, strategic drones and suicide drones. "Sudan said it "will not allow any infringement of its sovereignty" and called on Ethiopia to "exercise accuracy and responsibility and resort to dialogue."

Sudanese Army source for Al Jazeera: Our defenses repelled drones from the Rapid Support Forces that attacked the city of Al Ubayyid in North Kordofan

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, Sudan of backing Tigray rebels amid clashes

Traditional leaders from the Otoro community in Sudan's Nuba Mountains have accused SPLM-N forces of executing eight detainees held at a facility in Heiban County and detaining two local education officials amid recurring local tensions

Sudanese Army launches multiple raids on RSF positions in El Gedaref; dozens of RSF fighters killed in El Gedaref due to Army raids

UAE calls for UN arms embargo to cover all of Sudan

US State Department: Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces have not seriously committed to an immediate ceasefire.

Sudan's foreign minister pressed top UN officials in New York on escalating humanitarian needs in Darfur and Kordofan, warning that public engagement with the paramilitary RSF risks legitimizing parallel administrations

A Sudanese army source: We are nearing the recapture of the strategic city of Sodari after seizing control of the town of Al-Qaa in North Kordofan.

Military sources: Sudanese army and supporting forces tighten the noose around the forces in the vicinity of Sudari

Military sources for Al Arabiya: Sudanese army advances in western Barah and enters new areas

The Sudanese army is repelling drone attacks in the Fashqa region, launched from within Ethiopian territory.

Sudanese intelligence chief: The only way to resolve current crises is through dialogue and avoiding exclusion.

SAF air defenses shot down four kamikaze drones over Dindiro in the Blue Nile region

Sudan: 200 more Rapid Support Forces fighters defect and join the army

Sudan's Prime Minister: Dialogue will lead to national reconciliation and reconstruction

Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan received credentials from the new ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, the DRC, and Somalia at the Republican Palace in Khartoum—his first time performing diplomatic duties there since the war broke out in April 2023

Sudanese Army: Air defenses intercepted a drone attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces west of Omdurman

The Sudanese Armed Forces apparently carried out a new round of airstrikes yesterday targeting smuggling convoys (carrying Emirati supplies for the Rapid Support Forces) moving from southeastern Libya towards Sudanese territory. NASA FRIMS thermal imaging data showed fires along one of the smuggling routes.