• A new field development in North Kordofan: a military source told Al Jazeera that the army and supporting forces took control yesterday, Saturday, of the town of Al-Jamama, north-east of Sodari, coinciding with the destruction of more than 20 Rapid Support Forces combat vehicles west of the city — with no separate official announcement from the government and no immediate comment from the Rapid Support Forces. (Source: Al Jazeera / Sudan Tribune) • This comes after the army announced on Thursday, September 17, the retaking of 11 areas in North Kordofan following clashes with the Rapid Support Forces, including axes on the "Forty Road". (Source: Al Jazeera / Sudan Tribune) • In Blue Nile: The Ministry of Defence announced on Friday a "pre-emptive" strike south of the Al-Kaili area based on "precise intelligence information", saying it destroyed nine Rapid Support Forces combat vehicles with all their equipment and killed a number of its elements; the Rapid Support Forces has not yet commented. (Source: Ministry of Defence statement) • Senior government sources revealed to Sudan Tribune on Saturday that Khartoum is studying official measures in response to meetings held in Nairobi between British and Japanese officials and Rapid Support Forces leaders on the humanitarian file, which it considered to be "with Kenyan participation" and in violation of UN Security Council and African Peace and Security Council resolutions. (Source: Sudan Tribune) • Washington renews pressure for a 90-day humanitarian truce: U.S. Adviser Massad Boulos said in an interview with Sky News Arabia that the war in Sudan "cannot be settled militarily", and called on both sides to accept a 90-day humanitarian truce allowing aid to reach people without obstacles; he announced a U.S. contribution of $375 million to support OCHA and the World Food Programme. (Source: Sky News Arabia) • The United Nations warns of deteriorating humanitarian access: spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said escalating fighting and heavy rains are cutting main roads in Kordofan and Darfur, and that Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, is cut off with the closure of the last supply road from North Kordofan; he called for $120 million to expand relief over three months. (Source: United Nations / UN News) • A simultaneous warning from the International Organization for Migration: relief stocks of shelter and sanitation may run out by the end of September, and warehouses will close by December without additional funding. (Source: UN News) • The field figures: 8.6 million internally displaced people in Sudan and 4.9 million registered returnees as of September 18, according to UN agencies. (Source: United Nations) • Economically: the price of gold in Sudan recorded a new rise with the global increase — 24-carat at about 84,673 pounds per gram today, Sunday, and 21-carat at about 74,089 pounds — according to daily trading data. (Source: Daily trading data)

— Editorial Team