SENNAR – The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of the strategic Jebel Moya area in Sennar State on Monday, disrupting a key transport route between Sennar and the capital of White Nile State, Rabak, according to witnesses and RSF statements.
The RSF claimed that its forces “successfully liberated the area of Mount Moya,” which is located about 24 kilometers west of Sennar town and 67 kilometers from Rabak. They also stated that they captured vehicles, destroyed others, and inflicted “severe losses on the enemy.”
Sudan Post could not independently verify the RSF’s claims regarding casualties or captured equipment. However, videos circulated on social media by pro-RSF accounts showed images of what appeared to be dozens of deceased Sudanese army soldiers.
Eyewitnesses reported that hundreds of residents from Jabal Moya villages fled towards Sinja town or Rabak on Tuesday. In videos circulating online, RSF soldiers could be seen appealing to fleeing residents to stay.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have not yet commented on the development, but Ammar Hassan, spokesman of the pro-SAF popular resistance in Sennar State, acknowledged the RSF’s control in a social media post. He wrote on Facebook, “Unfortunately, after continuous battles in which your forces made every effort, the Jebel Moya area in Sennar state fell into the hands of the rebel militia, and work is underway to restore it.”
Jebel Moya holds strategic importance due to its location on the main highway connecting White Nile State with Sennar State and eastern Sudan. Its capture by the RSF adds pressure to Sennar city, which is already facing threats from the north.
