Hemedti met with a delegation of the Civil Democratic Forces alliance (Tagadum) led by former Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok in Addis Ababa, during which he agreed to release 451 captives held by the RSF, ensure humanitarian access and protection of civilians, and commit to a ceasefire through direct negotiations with the SAF.
[30] The Sudanese government formally suspended ties with IGAD in retaliation for its invitation to Hemedti to attend its 18 January summit in Uganda, calling it a "violation of Sudan's sovereignty".
[62] The SAF said it had broken the RSF's siege on its Corps of Engineers headquarters in Omdurman after units from the north of the city linked up with forces from the garrison at the Al-Thawra neighborhood.
[85] The shrine of the Sufi leader Sheikh Hassan Al-Fatih Qaribullah in the Wad Nubawi neighborhood of Omdurman was damaged in an attack, with the SAF and the RSF trading blame.
[99] Twelve people were killed and 30 others were injured after a drone attack in Atbara that struck an iftar gathering organised by the Al-Baraa Islamic militia that is allied with the SAF.
[101] Sudanese prosecutors filed capital offence charges of incitement to war against the state, undermining the constitutional order, and crimes against humanity against Abdallah Hamdok and 15 other Tagadum members.
[120] The SAF claimed to have thwarted an attack on the command centre of its 3rd Infantry Division in Shendi, which occurred shortly following a visit by Burhan, shooting down two drones and "neutralizing" a third, while a fourth one changed its direction.
[127] The SAF claimed to have retaken the Jabal al-Ain military base and the nearby village of Abu al-Ghar, 20 kilometers east of El-Obeid, from the RSF, as well as the headquarters of the Police Central Reserve Forces in the city.
[145][146] The SAF overran RSF positions on the eastern side of the Halfiya Bridge connecting Omdurman and Khartoum Bahri and claimed to have made advances in the latter city before withdrawing, adding that it had sustained seven soldiers killed and 28 injured.
[155] The RSF attacked the El Fasher South Hospital, the only operational facility in the city handling mass casualties, killing and injuring several patients and staff before withdrawing following clashes with the SAF and allied militias.
[156][157] The SAF claimed to have broken the RSF siege on the 22nd Infantry Division garrison in Babanusa, in addition to retaking the Al-Salam, Al-Posta, and Al-Sikka neighbourhoods as well as the city's markets.
[159] The United Nations Security Council voted 14–0 in favor of a UK-drafted resolution calling for an end to the RSF's siege of El Fasher, with Russia abstaining.
[167] Clashes broke out in Balanja, Libya between the units of the SLM-MM and forces loyal to General Mohamed Bakhit Ajab Al-Dor, a pro-RSF defector from the Revolutionary Awakening Council.
[172] The RSF advanced into Sennar State, capturing the Jebel Moya area and its capital Singa, including the headquarters of the SAF's 17th Infantry Division and the police garrison.
[194] The RSF announced the death of Brigadier General Abdel Rahman Al-Bishi, its head of operations in Sennar and Blue Nile States, with Sudanese media reporting that he had been killed in an SAF airstrike.
[195] The RSF seized control of a garrison of the SAF's 66th Infantry Brigade in the Abu Arif area, located near the South Sudanese border and Al Jabalayn in Sennar State.
[197] The RSF seized control over the villages of Al-Trirat Al-Kufa, Ibrahim Janqoh, Ku' Al-Nahl, Trira Madani, Al-Khalij, and Qaladima during its advance towards Sennar city.
[202] The SAF attacked SPLM–N (al-Hilu) positions in Dalang and seized the areas of Karkaba, home to an oil pumping station, and Jabal Koun, both located five kilometers south of the town.
[203] The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority reopened the airspace over Red Sea, Kassala and Gedaref States to air traffic for the first time since the start of the war.
[213] The SAF claimed to have repelled separate RSF assaults near Wad Faqisa in the boundary between Gedaref and Gezira States and in El Fasher, inflicting hundreds of casualties.
[226] The UN announced the entry of twelve trucks carrying humanitarian aid for famine victims in Kereinik, Darfur, which passed through the reopened Adré border crossing with Chad.
[254] Médecins Sans Frontières accused the RSF of seizing one of its trucks carrying medical aid for Kosti at a checkpoint in Al Shigig, White Nile State.
[260] The Attorney-General of Sudan, Fath Al-Tayfour, formally accused Abdallah Hamdok and 15 other leaders of Tagadum of complicity in war crimes and genocide committed by the RSF and called for a red notice to be issued by Interpol.
[281] The Darfur Joint Protection Force seized the Bir Mazza base, 28 kilometers north of Kutum, from the RSF, enabling them to take control over the tri-border area between Sudan, Libya and Chad.
[291] The US imposed sanctions on Hemedti's brother Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa for his role in controlling a UAE-based front company that facilitated the importation of vehicles equipped with machine guns into Sudan that were used by the RSF.
Other reports stated that the incident occurred while the plane was returning from El Fasher, where it was delivering supplies for the SAF, and that all five people on board were killed, including two Russians.
[341] Russia vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution proposed by Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom calling for a ceasefire in Sudan, claiming ulterior motives by Western countries.
[350] The SAF claimed to have broken the RSF siege of Ad-Damazin after clearing the road connecting it with Singa and retaking the towns of Abu Hajar and Wad al-Nil.
[374] The RSF launched drone attacks on Kenana Airport and Ed Duweim in White Nile State as well as in Wad Ashana in North Kordofan, killing a soldier.
[392] The Sudanese government suspended its participation in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), accusing the organisation of "issuing unreliable reports that undermine Sudan’s sovereignty and dignity".