'Al Fula has fallen': RSF seize West Kordofan capital

Attack triggers new wave of displacement

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) today attacked the West Kordofan State capital, al-Fula, swarming the city on motorbikes, on foot, and on pickup trucks mounted with heavy weapons. They overran the defenders after brief clashes.

“The brigade at Al-Fula has fallen, and the battalion has fallen, and we have received West Kordofan into our hand, and now I am …