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Sudanese Army Says It Captured Khamas Villages and Umm Jakku on Kordofan Front Toward Nahud
Sudan’s Armed Forces report they’ve advanced toward Nahud by taking several Khamas localities and Umm Jakku in Kordofan, signaling a push to firm up control over rural routes in the contested region.
Sudan’s army says it has pushed forward on the Kordofan front, capturing a string of rural settlements as it advances toward the town of Nahud. In a statement dated 14 November, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claimed control of an area they describe collectively as Khamas, along with Umm Jakku.
The SAF listed the newly held locations as Khamas al‑Donki, Khamas Hajar, Khamas al‑Nayir, Khamas Hamyar, Khamas Umm Urayq, Khamas Hallab, Khamas Abu Hantuta, and Umm Jakku. Independent confirmation from the ground is limited in the current fighting, but the naming of individual villages points to a systematic effort to show tangible progress.
These communities sit within a belt of countryside where roads and tracks can serve as supply lines and staging points. Control there matters for how forces move between different parts of Kordofan and beyond.
For residents, the army’s advance brings soldiers, checkpoints, and the possibility of clashes if rival formations try to retake the area. Each shift of the front line in Kordofan can displace families again from villages that already live with disrupted farming and insecure access to water.
Operationally, moving closer to Nahud gives the army a stronger foothold in this part of central Sudan. If the SAF can hold Khamas and Umm Jakku, it gains more influence over how people and goods move across that stretch of territory.
The announcement fits a pattern in the wider conflict, in which both main military camps present village‑by‑village gains as evidence of momentum. Claiming control of named rural areas helps the SAF argue that it is extending its reach outside major cities.
Observers will be watching for corroborating reports from local sources, any sign of counterattacks near the listed settlements, and references to Kordofan in future statements by Sudanese factions or mediators trying to map out the balance of power.