RSF and SPLM-N forces massed in Yabous and launched an offensive over the past few days to capture the strategic border town of Kurmuk in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, seizing El-Khor and Deim Mansour towns from SAF positions, according to X user Ryan McFarrell in a post timestamped within the reporting window from 9:15 PM to 10:15 PM UTC on February 5, 2026. The Ethiopia front has now become active, with the forces hitting Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) positions in the border area, as stated by McFarrell. No official statements from RSF, SPLM-N, or SAF confirming the details were reported during this one-hour period. The offensive targets Kurmuk, a key location near the Ethiopia-Sudan border, potentially increasing Sudanese support to Ethiopian rebel groups OLA, TDF, and possibly Fano, as noted as an obvious consequence by the source.
