In what would be a significant achievement in the capital following over (2) years of conflict, the Sudanese army stated on Friday 24th of January that it had broken the holdup of its command center in central Khartoum by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

In a statement, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) criticized the Sudanese army for circulating lies through edited films and dismissed the claims it made as “propaganda” meant to raise morale. Reuters was unable to independently confirm either side’s statement.

Tens of thousands of people have died, millions have been displaced, and half of the population is now hungry as a result of the conflict, which started in April 2023 over disagreements about the two armies’ merger.

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Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is known as the triangle capital since it is made up of 3-major towns (Khartoum, Omdurman, and Bahri). These cities are divided by the Nile River.

Highly Controlling Presidential Palace

According to the army statement, it has effectively ended its takeover of its Signal Corps camp in Khartoum Bahri, which is one of the biggest military outposts in the city. After that, the soldiers crossed the Nile River to join forces in Central Khartoum, which was also under attack.

The claimed attack would be the army’s biggest push in the capital, where Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers have been heavily present and tightly controlling the presidential palace, the army’s General Command, and its Signal Corps barracks.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army, paid a visit to soldiers at Al-Jili, north of Bahri, where the army says it has taken over the major oil refinery in Sudan.

Even so, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed that its troops had caused significant casualties to the army on several fronts and presented the army’s statements as part of a persistent pattern of false information.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese combined forces, which include the “army, armed resistance groups, police, and local defense units”, engaged in violent battles in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, in an additional development.

Early on 24th of January Friday morning, the united forces declared they had defeated an Rapid Support Forces (RSF) offensive on El Fasher. Regarding the El Fasher reports, the RSF has not provided any clarification.

In a statement, the combined forces claimed to have caused significant casualties and that the RSF had received “military, logistical, and political” support from the United Arab Emirates.

The UAE has stated that it has prioritized humanitarian help in Sudan and has previously rejected suggestions of military support.