Chevrelet is a military base on the Sudanese side of the

Libya–Sudan border The Libya–Sudan border is 382 km (237 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Egypt in the north to the tripoint with Chad in the south. Description The border starts in the north at the tripoint with Egypt on Gabal El Uweinat, proce ...

History

On April 19, 2023, the

Sudanese Armed Forces The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; ) are the military forces of the Republic of the Sudan. The force strength has been estimated at personnel in 2011 (by IISS), 200,000 personnel before the current war in Sudan broke out in 2023 (by the CIA), and ...

seized the military base from the

Rapid Support Forces The Rapid Support Forces (RSF; ) is a paramilitary force formerly operated by the government of Sudan. The RSF grew out of, and is primarily composed of, the Janjaweed militias which previously fought on behalf of the Sudanese government. RSF ...

. This was four days into the War in Sudan. The SAF reportedly did this to prevent the flow of weapons to the RSF from that country.

References

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