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Sudanese Army Claims Full Control of Khartoum After RSF Retreat
Sudan's army retakes Khartoum! After nearly two years of RSF control, military forces reclaim the capital. RSF vows to fight back as new alliances form in Blue Nile.
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by News Desk
2025-03-28
Sudanese Army Claims Full Control of Khartoum After RSF Retreat

The Sudanese army has claimed full control of Khartoum, nearly two years after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the capital in April 2023.

Military Victory in Khartoum

🔹 Army spokesperson Nabil Abdullah confirmed on Thursday that RSF fighters had been forcibly removed from their last strongholds in the city.
🔹 Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited the presidential palace, marking its first return to military control in two years.
🔹 The RSF fighters have fled westward toward Darfur, after losing the crucial Jebel Awliya Bridge, which had served as their key escape route.

RSF Response: ‘No Surrender’

Despite the army’s claims of victory, the RSF rejected any notion of defeat, issuing a statement:
➡️ "We will deliver crushing defeats to the enemy on all fronts."
➡️ RSF fighters remain holed up in residential areas, unable to move freely.

New Military Alliances and Drone Attacks

While the army secures Khartoum, the conflict is spreading elsewhere:
🔸 RSF forms an alliance with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), a rebel group controlling parts of South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
🔸 RSF launched drone attacks on Damazin’s airport and Roseires Dam, marking a new phase in the war.
🔸 The Sudanese army intercepted the drones, signaling continued military engagement.

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

The war, which has lasted nearly two years, has caused:
✔️ Tens of thousands of deaths
✔️ 12+ million displaced people
✔️ The world’s “biggest humanitarian crisis” (International Rescue Committee)

Sudan Remains Divided

The army controls the north & east, while the RSF dominates parts of the south & nearly all of Darfur. As the conflict spreads, peace remains a distant hope.
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