Kordofan campaign (2023–present)
| Kordofan campaign | ||||||||
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| Part of Sudanese civil war (2023–present) | ||||||||
Military situation as of 17 January 2026 | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Abdelrahim Dagalo Salih Al-Foti Hamid Fadlallah † Ibrahim al-Sharif † Abdul-Rahman Difallah † Al-Sadiq Makin † Abdelaziz al-Hilu (Since February 2025) |
Shams al-Din Khabbashi Abdullah Muhammad al-Dagal † Ibrahim al-Tom Jali † Muhannad Ibrahim Fadl † Abdelmajid al-Haj † | Abdelaziz al-Hilu (June 2023 – February 2025) | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
| Ethiopian Mercenaries |
5th Infantry Division 91st Infantry Brigade 92 Infantry Brigade 22nd Infantry Division Reserve Forces | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
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+9 killed 13 vehicles destroyed Per SAF: +26 killed 15 vehicles destroyed |
+43 killed 33 captured Per RSF: +70 killed 235 vehicles destroyed or captured | Unknown | ||||||
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Over 1,725 killed, including 646 from famine Over 76 families and 64,000 people displaced | ||||||||
The Kordofan campaign is the theater of the War in Sudan that takes place in the 3 states that make up the Kordofan region: North Kordofan, South Kordofan, and West Kordofan. The campaign began on 15 April 2023, when the RSF claimed to have taken control of the airport in El Obeid, happening on the same day that the war began. Multiple major battles have been fought, including the Siege of El Obeid and the Battle of Kadugli.
The offensive has been marked by heavy fighting between both sides due to the strategic location it provides to Darfur, as well as its access to oilfields like Heglig.