# RSF claims gains in Sudan’s south as paramilitary group captures Geisan

https://mins.news/en/video/19999

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-12 09:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLEKXmobGH8

> Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces say they have taken large parts of Geisan in Blue Nile State. The paramilitary group is intensifying its attacks across the country’s south. Reports indicate that Sudan’s army has pulled back from some areas, while retaining control of its main military base in Geisan. Al Jazeera correspondent Almigdad Alruhaid is reporting live from Khartoum.

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