Sudanese Military Claims Complete Control of Khartoum

This image grab from a video received as a curtesy of Mohamed Nzar on March 26, 2025, shows Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan surrounded by Sudanese soldiers celebrating after retaking the presidential palace in Khartoum from paramilitaries. Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum's recaptured presidential palace on March 26, declaring the capital "free" of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after nearly two years of war. (Photo by Mohamed NZAR / AFP) / NO USE AFTER APRIL 7, 2025 21:00:00 GMT - NO USE AFTER APRIL 7, 2025 21:00:00 GMT - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: UNKNOWN - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - NO INTERNET - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO RESALE - AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT /

The Sudanese military announced that it had regained complete control of Khartoum, nearly two years after losing the capital to competing paramilitary forces, concluding a week-long offensive that resulted in the recapture of the presidential palace, the airport, and other key locations.

Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared on Wednesday that the capital had been “liberated” from the RSF while inside the recently recovered presidential palace.

Following a series of defeats over the past eighteen months, the military launched a counteroffensive that gradually advanced toward the capital through central Sudan.

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Witnesses and activists reported that RSF fighters began retreating across Khartoum after the army stormed the presidential palace last week.

Sudanese Military Claims Complete Control of Khartoum

An army source said on Wednesday that RSF personnel were escaping across the Jebel Awliya bridge, the last exit route from the greater Khartoum region. However, the RSF claimed they would not retreat or surrender, claiming their forces had merely repositioned.

Just hours after Burhan reentered the presidential palace for the first time in two years, the RSF announced a “military alliance” with a rebel faction controlling significant portions of South Kordofan and parts of Blue Nile near the border with Ethiopia.

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