Sudan's RSF paramilitary chief admits forces withdrew from Khartoum

In Sudan, the paramilitary forces of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have suffered heavy losses since the beginning of the year by the army. The states of Sennar, Al Jazeera and White Nile, as well as the capital Khartoum, are now under the control of the army, which practically holds the center of the country. On Tuesday, 2 April, fighting broke out around the town of El Obeid, located in Northern Kordofan, between the army and the SRF paramilit…

After Khartoum recaptured, badly damaged Anglican Cathedral still stands

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Although the All Saints Anglican Cathedral in Khartoum suffered huge damage in the two-year battle for the Sudanese capital, the country’s archbishop is relieved the structure was never bombed. Speaking on Tuesday (April 1), days after the Sudanese Armed Forces, the national army, had recaptured the city from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Ezekiel Kondo, the archbishop of the Episcopal (Anglican) Church of Sudan, t…

Egypt eyes Sudan’s reconstruction as RSF suffers setbacks

Dozens of Egyptian construction companies prepare to participate in the rebuilding of Sudan, with the Sudanese army scoring a series of victories in the Sudanese civil war, including most recently in the capital, Khartoum. Sudan's civil war, which erupted in mid-April 2023 and pitted the Sudanese army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has caused the destruction of large swaths of Egypt's southern neighbouring country. Apart fr…

Sudanese Armed Forces retake Khartoum from Rapid Support Forces

The Sudanese Armed Forces announced the recapture of Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after nearly two years of civil war. The RSF is now on the defensive after losing access to key supply lines, and the US-designated militia is seeking to consolidate control of other areas in an effort to regroup. The post Sudanese Armed Forces retake Khartoum from Rapid Support Forces appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.

Photos show destruction in Khartoum after Sudan’s army takes back capital

The retreat of the RSF has revealed the scope of looting and destruction in a city that was once a refuge of last hope for the war-weary and displaced.

Sudan: Hemedti Acknowledges RSF Retreat After Sudan Army Gains

Khartoum / Omdurman -- The commander of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lt Gen Mohammed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, has for the first time admitted that his troops withdrew from Khartoum. In a voice message posted on his Telegram account on Sunday, Hemedti acknowledged the retreat from the capital, calling it a "decision approved by the command and the Department of Operations."