The Joint Force of armed struggle movements announced on July 12, 2026, that it had regained control of the Bir Saliba area, following clashes with the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces.

The Telegraph revealed the existence of secret training camps in eastern Libya, such as Camp 17, where RSF fighters receive training on operating drones and heavy weapons.

As RSF troops encircle El Obeid, the Sudanese Army's preemptive drone strikes signal that a decisive showdown is now imminent.

The Sudanese conflict is no longer confined to the civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces militia, but has taken on rapidly escalating regional dimensions.

In an interview with Al-Estiklal, Sudanese politician Mohamed Abu Zeid warns that the RSF threatens Sudan and its neighbors Libya, Algeria, and Egypt, blasts the UAE for backing the militia, and calls for urgent international action as the humanitarian crisis deepens.