A calm illustrated view of a town in North Kordofan, Sudan, with a road and distant hills.

الْجَيْشُ السُّودَانِيُّ يُعْلِنُ سَيْطَرَتَهُ عَلَى سُودْرِي

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قَالَتْ مَصَادِرُ عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ سُودَانِيَّةٌ إِنَّ الْجَيْشَ سَيْطَرَ عَلَى سُودْرِي يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، ٢٥ سِبْتَمْبَرَ ٢٠٢٦. وَسُودْرِي مَدِينَةٌ فِي وِلَايَةِ شَمَالِ كُرْدُفَانَ.

وَقَالَتِ الْمَصَادِرُ إِنَّ الْجَيْشَ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ بَعْدَ مُوَاجَهَاتٍ مَعَ قُوَّاتِ الدَّعْمِ السَّرِيعِ. وَنَقَلَتْ صَحِيفَةُ الشُّرُوقِ هٰذَا الْخَبَرَ عَنْ وَكَالَةِ الْأَنْبَاءِ الْأَنَاضُولِيَّةِ.

وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، قَالَتْ صَحِيفَةُ «عَاجِلٍ» إِنَّ الْجَيْشَ وَاصَلَ عَمَلِيَّاتِهِ قُرْبَ أُمِّ بَادِرَ وَالْمَزْرُوبِ. وَنَقَلَتِ الصَّحِيفَةُ هٰذِهِ الْمَعْلُومَاتِ عَنْ مَصَادِرَ عَسْكَرِيَّةٍ.

وَتَقَعُ هٰذِهِ الْمَنَاطِقُ فِي شَمَالِ كُرْدُفَانَ، بَيْنَ وَسَطِ السُّودَانِ وَدَارْفُورَ فِي الْغَرْبِ. وَيَتَقَاتَلُ الْجَيْشُ وَقُوَّاتُ الدَّعْمِ السَّرِيعِ فِي السُّودَانِ مُنْذُ أَبْرِيلَ ٢٠٢٣. وَتُظْهِرُ تَقَارِيرُ الْإِعْلَامِ أَنَّ الْجَانِبَيْنِ يَتَنَازَعَانِ السَّيْطَرَةَ عَلَى مَنَاطِقَ فِي كُرْدُفَانَ.

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Sudan’s Army Says It Has Taken Control of Sodari

Sudanese military sources said the army took control of Sodari on Friday, September 25, 2026. Sodari is a town in North Kordofan State.

The sources said the army entered the town after clashes with the Rapid Support Forces. Al-Shorouk newspaper reported the news, citing Anadolu Agency.

The following day, Ajel newspaper said the army continued its operations near Umm Badr and Al-Mazroub. The newspaper attributed this information to military sources.

These areas are in North Kordofan, between central Sudan and Darfur in the west. The army and the Rapid Support Forces have been fighting in Sudan since April 2023. Media reports indicate that the two sides are contesting control of areas in Kordofan.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
مَصْدَرٌ noun source
سَيْطَرَ عَلَى verb to take control of
وِلَايَةٌ noun state; province
مُوَاجَهَةٌ noun clash
قُوَّاتٌ noun forces
عَمَلِيَّةٌ noun operation
يَتَقَاتَلُ verb to fight
يَتَنَازَعُ verb to contest

Sources

  1. Al-Shorouk, citing Anadolu Agency: Sources: Sudanese Army Takes Control of Sodari in North Kordofan
  2. Ajel: After Taking Sodari, Sudanese Army Begins Operations in North Kordofan

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