Khartoum Falls Back Under Army Control Amid Ongoing Sudan Conflict

(The Post News)- Residents of Omdurman reported intense shelling by the Sudanese army on Thursday, following their claimed victory over the Rapid Support Forces in the capital. Although the army drove the RSF out of Khartoum on Wednesday, the paramilitary group still controls areas in Omdurman and has established a stronghold in western Sudan, effectively carving the country into opposing territories.

Khartoum residents are jubilant as the two-year conflict has finally subsided. For teacher Ahmed Hassan, 49, the past two years were a nightmare, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) perpetrating killings, theft, and disrespect, targeting even women and the elderly. The devastating war has ravaged Khartoum, displaced over 12 million Sudanese, and left approximately half of the country’s 50 million population struggling with severe hunger, earning it the distinction of being the world’s most dire humanitarian crisis, according to the U.N.

The devastating war has ravaged Khartoum, displaced over 12 million Sudanese, and left approximately half of the country’s 50 million population struggling with severe hunger, earning it the distinction of being the world’s most dire humanitarian crisis, according to the U.N. Estimating overall deaths is difficult, but a study suggests that in Khartoum state alone, up to 61,000 lives may have been lost in the first 14 months of the conflict.

The Sudan conflict has heightened instability in northeast Africa, where neighboring countries like Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan face internal conflicts.

Army chief Abdul Fattah al-Burhan declared Khartoum “free” after recapturing the presidential palace, but the Rapid Support Forces claimed they hadn’t lost any battles.

Despite this, fighting persists, with reports of RSF shelling army positions in Darfur’s al-Fashir, indicating the war is far from over.

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