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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.
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.
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.
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.
It's difficult to overstate how devastating the USAID cut will be for Sudan, not just because Sudan is the world's largest humanitarian crisis but also because the U.S. was Sudan's largest humanitarian donor.
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.CNN
- 2.France 24
- 3.Le Monde
- 4.The Washington Post
- 5.BBC
- 6.Al Jazeera
- 7.The Times of India
- 8.The Guardian
- 9.The New York Times
- 10.Reuters
- 11.Times
- 12.Agence France-Presse
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Ethnic tensions
- 3.Human rights
- 4.War Crimes
- 5.Famine
- 6.War in Sudan
- 7.UAE politics
- 8.Chemical or biological warfare
countries
- 1.Sudan
- 2.South Sudan
- 3.United Arab Emirates
- 4.United Kingdom
- 5.Egypt
- 6.Chad
- 7.United States
- 8.Libya
- 9.France
- 10.Kenya
- 11.Russian Federation
- 12.Turkey
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.US State Department
- 7.Telegram
- 8.UN Human Rights Council
- 9.University of Cambridge
- 10.United Nations
- 11.Army General Command
- 12.Taqaddum
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.Sharath Srinivasan
- 9.Hiba Morgan
- 10.Yasser Al-Atta
- 11.Declan Walsh
- 12.Ismail Hassan