Sudanese Joint Force Says it Destroyed RSF Convoy Near Libyan Border

23 August 2026

August 23, 2026 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese allied forces said on Sunday they destroyed a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) convoy in the northern desert bordering Libya and Darfur, capturing dozens of vehicles and drone equipment.

The Joint Force, an alliance of Darfur armed groups fighting alongside the Sudanese army and local militias, said the clash was part of an effort to sever supply lines smuggling weapons and fuel from Libya.

Spokesperson Mutawakil Ali Wakeel said in a statement that allied troops destroyed 49 combat vehicles, captured 30 operational vehicles and a fuel tanker, and detained 70 RSF fighters.

The force also seized a cache of batteries used to power unmanned aerial vehicles, Wakeel said, adding that four joint force personnel were killed in the fighting, including a major.

Reuters could not independently verify the claims, and the RSF did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Sudanese army sent reinforcements last month to remote desert zones in Northern State, including al-Khanaq and al-Rahib, to tighten control over transit corridors linking eastern Libya to western Sudan.