Puntland forces have renewed their offensive operations against IS-Somalia (Islamic state) positions in the Miraale area in the Bari mountains of northern Somalia.

Under the cover of U.S. and UAE airstrikes, Puntland forces pushed towards IS-Somal positions, where heavy fighting ensued with the militants. Reports state that several officers and a colonel have been killed in the battles. It is unclear if any progress has been made.

IS-Somal militants are holding positions in caves and in the mountains tops, resulting in heavy casualties among Puntland forces.

Fighting has been ongoing in the Bari mountains with no progress for the past 32 days.

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Update from Sudan: Khartoum state - Omdurman direction.

Over the past five days, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have continued their offensive on the remnants of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) garrison in the city of Omdurman. As I outlined in the previous post, the SAF is conducting an outflanking maneuver to limit their losses in urban warfare where they would have to push west from the city centre to clear the remaining suburbs.

The SAF pushed southwest, completing the capture of the town of Ombada, and pushed to the neighbouring hamlets to the south, southwest and west. They also advanced south to the town of Al-Sani and entered the westernmost suburbs of Omdurman. This resulted in an RSF retreat from their positions in the northwestern suburbs of Omdurman. The RSF may now try to mount a final defence in the southwestern suburbs and the nearby city of Salha.

+ ~359km² in favour of the SAF

Update from Sudan: North Kordofan State - El-Obeid direction.

A few days ago, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a new operation aimed at linking up with their forces in the South Kordofan state to the southwest and to protect the southern flank of the spearhead towards the previously besieged city of El-Obeid.

The SAF advanced in multiple directions, seizing towns and villages as they went. The settlements of Al Muraykib, Amara, Umm Arada, Joku, An Nur, Umm Bishar among many others were captured. They pushed down the El-Obeid - Dilling highway, as well as towards the town of As Salamat, threatening the encirclement of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in the Bashamah area.

+ ~2,238km² in favour of the SAF.

Here's a screenshot of aerial footage from Vovchansk with the frontlines overlayed to give you a sense of what the fighting looks like here.

The Houthis have released footage of their air defences shooting down an American MQ-9 "Reaper" drone over the Sana'a governorate of Yemen, as well as of the debris on the ground following the interception.

For the first time since 2022, Russian artillery has hit the outskirts of Sumy City.

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