Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- Sudans devastating civil war has taken another grim turn. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on October 26 that it had captured the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Sixth Infantry Division headquarters in Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur. If confirmed, the development would mark the collapse of the national armys final stronghold in Darfur, a region already ravaged by more than two years of relentless fighting, sieges, and civilian massacres.

The RSF, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo-known as Hemedti-hailed the victory as a “historic milestone,” claiming it had achieved full control of the Al-Fashir command after what it described as “heroic battles marked by precise operat...