Sudan: Sudan Paramilitary Forces Attack Border Town, Army Alleges Assault Launched From Ethiopia

What the report says

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked the border town of Geissan in Blue Nile State on Tuesday, according to the article published by Addis Standard and distributed by AllAfrica. Local authorities said the army repelled the assault, while the RSF claimed it had seized the town and military positions there. A Sudanese army source told AFP that the attack was launched from inside Ethiopian territory, an allegation Ethiopian authorities had not immediately addressed.

The fighting prompted a new round of displacement. The International Organization for Migration said about 2,500 people fled Geissan, including roughly 500 families, with most moving elsewhere in the Geissan area and some crossing into Ethiopia. The agency described conditions as tense and volatile and said it was still tracking developments.

The report places the incident in the broader context of Sudan’s war, which began in April 2023 between the army and the RSF over plans to integrate the paramilitary force into the national military. Blue Nile State has become an important front in the conflict, and the army has repeatedly accused the RSF of using Ethiopian territory for attacks. Those claims remain disputed, and the battlefield accounts in this latest clash could not be independently verified at the time of reporting.