The conflict between the Sudanese Military (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is intensifying, with the RSF claiming full control of Babanusa, a transport junction in the oil-producing South. The RSF framed the capture as a response to a "surprise attack" by the SAF. The RSF also accused the Sudanese army of a deadly strike on a nursing school in Southern Kordofan, reportedly killing dozens of students. Despite the RSF head, General Dagalo, agreeing to a proposed three-month humanitarian truce championed by the "Quad" mediators (US, UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia), fighting continues. SAF Chief General Al-Burhan rejected the peace proposal and criticised the UAE's inclusion, which has been accused of arming the RSF. The war, which erupted in 2023, has killed tens of thousands, displaced 12 million, and fuelled a massive humanitarian crisis.