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Sudanese army recaptures presidential palace in major push to regain control of Khartoum
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The Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been engaged in a vicious conflict since April 2023, resulting in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and over 28,000 deaths. The conflict has seen the RSF initially seize control of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, but the Sudanese Armed Forces have staged a comeback, with the military announcing on social media that they have retaken the palace.
With a quarter of the year gone, the U.N.'s collective humanitarian response for Sudan has reached just 6.63%, a shortfall of $3.9bn.
SAF and affiliated fighters are also reported to have engaged in looting and other criminal activities in areas they control in Khartoum North (Bahri) and East Nile. Widespread arbitrary arrests are ongoing in East Nile.
Dozens of civilians, including local humanitarian volunteers, have been killed by artillery shelling and aerial bombardment by the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in eastern Khartoum and north Omdurman since 12 March.
Credible reports indicate that the RSF and allied militia have raided homes in eastern Khartoum, carrying out summary killings and arbitrary detentions, and looted food and medical supplies from community kitchens and medical clinics.
Today the flag has been raised, the palace returned, and the journey continues until victory is complete.
Do not think that we will retreat from the palace.
Our forces in central Khartoum are continuing to pressure the Daglo thugs ... (who) are trying to escape from our forces.
We are the ones protecting civilians and preserving their lives and property, unlike the militia, which has continued since the outbreak of this war to bombard civilians with drones, artillery, and missiles.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's return to the presidential palace is a very important symbol within the country as well as abroad.
The eastern African countries that hosted Hemedti could have maybe weighed in his favour during a negotiation phase. Yet on the military side, I don't see how RSF could inverse the balance [of power] today.
The Rapid Support Forces are not professional soldiers with a real hierarchy and logistical organisation. They wanted to hit hard and fast; they took control over large territories without being able to run them.
This victory is a turning point as it redraws the battle lines, making the territorial divide starker than ever.
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sources
- 1.France 24
- 2.CNN
- 3.The Guardian
- 4.Le Monde
- 5.The New York Times
- 6.The Washington Post
- 7.BBC
- 8.Al Jazeera
- 9.The Times of India
- 10.Agence France-Presse
- 11.New York Times
- 12.Reuters
perspectives
countries
- 1.United Arab Emirates
- 2.Central African Republic
- 3.Egypt
- 4.Eritrea
- 5.Ethiopia
- 6.France
- 7.United Kingdom
- 8.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 9.Kenya
- 10.Libya
- 11.Russian Federation
- 12.Saudi Arabia
organizations
- 1.Rapid Support Forces
- 2.Sudanese Armed Forces
- 3.Janjaweed
- 4.International Court of Justice
- 5.United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
- 6.Telegram
- 7.UN Human Rights Council
- 8.United Nations
- 9.University of Cambridge
- 10.US State Department
- 11.African Union
- 12.Army General Command
persons
- 1.Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan
- 2.Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
- 3.Omar Al-Bashir
- 4.Nabil Abdallah
- 5.Khalid Al-Aiser
- 6.Joe Biden
- 7.Kholood Khair
- 8.Hiba Morgan
- 9.Sharath Srinivasan
- 10.Yasser Al-Atta
- 11.Abu Aqla Kikl
- 12.Alan Boswell