January 3, 2025 (OMDURMAN/ EL FASHER/ AL JAZIRAH) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked two key bridges in Al Jazirah state on Friday, a day after the army said it destroyed a bridge west of the town of Al-Haj Abdallah to disrupt RSF movements. Sources said the attacks targeted Bridge 57, about 7 km (4 miles) north of Al-Haj Abdallah, and the Al-Mukhairef bridge, southwest of Barakat. Army forces repelled the attack on the Al-Mukhairef bridge, destroying seven RSF vehicles, the sources added. The army said on Thursday it had destroyed a bridge over one of the main irrigation canals of the Al Jazirah agricultural project near Al-Haj Abdallah, aiming to restrict RSF movements. The area is strategically important for its agricultural production. The RSF captured Wad Madani, the capital of Al Jazirah state, in December 2023 and has since expanded southwards. Army shells RSF positions in Khartoum Meanwhile, the army continued artillery shelling from north of Omdurman against RSF positions in the capital, Khartoum and its twin city, Khartoum Bahri. The army bombarded RSF locations in the Shambat district of Khartoum Bahri on Friday, with smoke seen rising from the vicinity of police officers’ residences. The air …

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