• The Rapid Support Forces take control of a new strategic military garrison at Jabal Kadam near Kurmuk in Blue Nile after days of fighting with the army, at a time when the alliance continues to announce gains around Kurmuk and the army is reinforced with additional forces to support the Fourth Division — the south-eastern front is escalating after drone attacks on Damazin (Source: Sudan War Monitor) • The army says it thwarted, for the second consecutive day, drone attacks on Damazin and announced control of the Jabal Kadam area and the repelling of the alliance's attack, while field reports indicate the killing of civilians and the destruction of fuel stations in the city — conflicting accounts over who controls the sites (Source: Anadolu Agency / Sudan Tribune) • UN agencies warn: the humanitarian relief system in Sudan "may collapse" within weeks unless new funding arrives — the International Organization for Migration says shelter and emergency relief stocks will run out by the end of September, and the World Food Programme currently reaches 4–5 million people per month (Source: United Nations / International Organization for Migration) • The Security Council extends "technically" the sanctions regime on Sudan and the mandate of the Panel of Experts for a short period, and the U.S. envoy says the current regime is "more than 20 years out of date" and calls for expanding the arms embargo to cover all Sudanese territory (Source: UN News) • The South file: The Gender-Based Violence Court in Juba continues its accelerated sessions — 81 pending cases, including 66 rape cases, presided over by three judges until September 29, with support from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (Source: UNMISS statement via APO) • South Sudan's Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol discusses with the Egyptian ambassador in Juba the return of South Sudanese citizens stranded in Egypt, after the government approved an emergency plan worth $26.5 million targeting about 20,000 people (Source: The Radio Community) — Editorial Team