Sennar offensive

Sennar offensive
Part of the Sudanese civil war (2023-present)
Date25 June 2024 – 5 March 2025
Location
Result SAF victory
Territorial
changes
  • Sudanese army recaptured most of Sennar state except small villages under RSF control, including Mazmoum.
  • RSF launched incursion into Blue Nile State on 4 August 2024.
  • SAF launched a counteroffensive on the rest of RSF controlled territory on 5 March 2025, and on the same day recaptured remaining RSF controlled areas located in the state, including Mazmoum and Al-Dali, leading to RSF withdrawal across the South Sudan border.
Belligerents
Sudanese Armed Forces
Al-Bara' ibn Malik Battalion
The Middle Call
Rapid Support Forces
Commanders and leaders
Ayoub Abdel-Qader
Shams al-Din Kabbashi
Abdelbasit Abdelmonim
Abu Aqla Kikil (from October 2024)
Fatah al-Aleem al-Sobhi
Ahmed Awad Bashir  
Abdel Rahman Albishi 
Abu Aqla Kikil 
Units involved
17th Infantry Division Unknown
Casualties and losses
Per RSF:
21 vehicles seized
5 vehicles destroyed
150 killed
Dozens captured
15 vehicles destroyed
450 killed
100 surrendered
~ 1,300 civilian missing since RSF assault on Sinja

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has waged a major offensive against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Sennar State, resulting in widespread violence and displacement, as part of the ongoing Sudanese civil war.

On 5 March, SAF launched a counteroffensive on the rest of RSF controled territory in Sennar, and on the same day recaptured remaining RSF controlled areas located in the state, including Mazmoum and Al-Dali, leading to RSF withdrawal across the South Sudan border.