Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces seized the country’s largest oil field Monday, according to paramilitary, army and industry sources, as fighting escalates in the strategic, resource-rich south.

Since ousting the army from its last Darfur stronghold in late October, the RSF has turned its attention to neighboring Kordofan.

Last week, a drone strike on a kindergarten and hospital killed 114 people, including 63 children, the World Health Organization reported.

β€œThe liberation of the Heglig oil region marks a pivotal step in the liberation of the entire homeland, given the area’s economic significance,” the RSF said in a statem

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