Sudanese army claims recapture of Bakori and Akleli in Blue Nile from RSF and SPLM-N
What happened
Radio Tamazuj reports that the Sudan Armed Forces' Fourth Infantry Division announced it had recaptured Bakori and Akleli in Blue Nile State, southeastern Sudan. In a military communiqué, the division's command and operations room said troops from the Al-Naba Al-Yaqin force, operating along the Geissan axis, inflicted casualties on Rapid Support Forces and allied fighters and destroyed their equipment. The claim is the army's own account, relayed through a single outlet, and the source text is truncated, so the full details are not available. The division said operations would continue. Related entries from the same period describe the army regaining Bakuri and Akleili and the Bukuri military base near the Ethiopian border, though these use alternate spellings and come from separate records.
Context and assessment
Blue Nile has become one of several secondary fronts in Sudan's wider war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, with the SPLM-N, a southern-aligned armed movement, fighting alongside the RSF in parts of the state. Its border with Ethiopia makes it a corridor that both sides have reason to contest. The related events cluster tightly across 22 and 23 October. An air defense engagement near Bakuri involved an unidentified drone reportedly crossing from Ethiopia, with the operator unknown. The army then reportedly recaptured the Bukuri base and the Uklili area, followed by a separate report of regained control at Bakuri and Akleili. An RSF claim of seizing SAF tanks and heavy weapons in the same state appeared the following evening, unverified. A joint security cell also reportedly detained at least eight civilians in Roseires on suspected SPLM-N collaboration. Operationally, this pattern suggests back-and-forth contests over border-adjacent positions and supply routes, with competing claims issued alongside the fighting. The drone report, if accurate, may point to cross-border supply or surveillance, though its origin remains unestablished. The Roseires detentions suggest counter-insurgency measures extend into populated areas behind the front line.
Sources and confidence
Only one channel, Radio Tamazuj, carries this item, and it relays an army claim rather than an independent observation. The confidence score is low at 5.4 with a source count of one. Related entries from the same window describe overlapping activity around Bakuri and Bukuri, which gives topical consistency, but those records use variant spellings and their own sourcing is not verified here. Confidence would rise with independent local reporting, satellite imagery of the positions, or statements from the RSF or SPLM-N acknowledging the loss. It would fall if the Bakori and Akleli claims conflict with the related reports or if the casualty and equipment claims remain unsupported.
Location
Bakori is placed in Geissan Locality, Blue Nile State, at settlement precision, with coordinates near 11.2 N, 34.65 E and high location confidence. Blue Nile lies in southeastern Sudan along the Ethiopian border, an area of largely rural settlement and varied terrain drained by the Blue Nile river system. Roseires, the site of a separate arrest report, lies to the north on the river and its dam. Several nearby places appear under different spellings across sources, so matching names should be treated with care.
Related events nearby
- Sudanese air defense shot down an unidentified drone near Bakuri that crossed the border from Ethiopia; operat2026-10-22 18:50 UTC · Air Defense · Bakuri, Blue Nile State, Sudan
- Sudanese army recaptured the strategic Bukuri military base and Uklili area in Blue Nile near the Ethiopian bo2026-10-23 06:50 UTC · Capture · Bukuri military base, Blue Nile State, Sudan
- Sudanese army reportedly regained control of Bakuri and Akleili in southeastern Blue Nile state, inflicting he2026-10-22 18:49 UTC · Capture · Bakuri, Blue Nile State, Sudan
- RSF claims its Tasis Forces seized tanks and heavy weapons from SAF (the 'Muslim Brotherhood Army') in Blue Ni2026-10-22 19:56 UTC · Report · Blue Nile State, Sudan
- Joint Security Cell arrested at least eight civilians in Roseires for suspected SPLA-N collaboration; detainee2026-10-22 20:05 UTC · Police Operation · Roseires, Blue Nile State, Sudan
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