Sudan's Civil War Escalates: SAF Pounds RSF Capital Nyala as Peace Efforts Stall
Sudanese army airstrikes hit Nyala, the RSF's administrative capital, as the civil war intensifies. Over 100,000 dead and 14 million displaced in a deepening humanitarian crisis.
"No negotiation, no truce." That's the defiant message from Sudan's leadership as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) intensified their aerial campaign against Nyala, the administrative stronghold of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). For three straight days ending December 25, 2025, military drones and warplanes have targeted strategic sites, leaving the city in flames.
Strategic Strikes and Civilian Fallout
According to AFP and local reports, a strike on a fuel market in Nyala triggered massive explosions, sending thick plumes of black smoke over the city. While the SAF hasn't officially commented, the RSF accused the army of deliberately targeting civilians. In the chaos, RSF intelligence has reportedly detained numerous individuals, accusing them of providing coordinates for the airstrikes.
Nyala isn't just another city; it's the seat of the RSF's parallel government, TASIS, declared in July. The city serves as a critical logistics hub for Hemedti's forces. With the United States already labeling the RSF's actions in Darfur as genocide, the ongoing offensive signals a desperate push by the army to dismantle the group's regional power base.
Diplomatic Deadlock and Humanitarian Disaster
The timing of the escalation is telling. It comes just two days after Prime Minister Kamil Idris proposed a peace plan to the UN Security Council. The RSF swiftly rejected it as "wishful thinking." Meanwhile, de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met with Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara to discuss peace, even as his own council members ruled out any truce with "occupiers."
Since the war broke out in April 2023, more than 100,000 people have been killed, and nearly 14 million have been displaced. It's what the UN calls one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, and there's no end in sight as the country remains split between two warring factions.
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