Sudanese army forces in Omdurman (Reuters - Archive)

A military source told Al Jazeera that Sudanese army warplanes bombed targets of the Rapid Support Forces west of Sinnar State, southeastern Sudan.

The military source indicated that a Sudanese army plane targeted the Rapid Support Forces deployed around the sugar factory west of Sennar.

On the other hand, the security authorities in the Nile River state in the north of the country announced a curfew in the state starting today, Wednesday, during the period from eight in the evening until six in the morning. The authorities also issued a decision to prevent gatherings and group breakfasts and to increase checkpoints in the state.

The state decided to intensify inspection and increase scrutiny at the crossings, while tightening security surveillance in the markets.

The decision comes hours after an unknown march targeted a group breakfast held in the city of Atbara, the largest city in the Nile River State, by a group called the “Al-Baraa Brigade” that supports the army in its war against the Rapid Support Forces, killing 12 and wounding about 23 others.

Army units are stationed in Atbara, which was spared from the battles, to protect the city, which is of strategic importance because it is located on the road leading to Port Sudan on the Red Sea, where the government has a temporary headquarters.

Accusations of displacement

On the other hand, the resistance committees in Al-Hasahissa in central Sudan accused the Rapid Support Forces of displacing the people of the village of Nile, and confirmed that 300 armed men from the Rapid Support Forces expelled the people and arrested a number of the village’s youth.

Politically, the Sudanese News Agency announced that Malik Agar, Vice President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, will head to South Sudan on an official visit that will last several days.

During the visit, Agar will meet with the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, to discuss common issues and ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

For about a year, most parts of Sudan have witnessed a war between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, and the conflict has caused the deaths of thousands of Sudanese and the displacement of more than 8.5 million others.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies