On 15 April 2023, armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the regular army in the Sudanese capital Khartoum were reported. Later, the fighting between the military forces spread to other Sudanese regions.

Sudan's Army Continues to Fight RSF After Victor in Two-Year Battle for Capital, Media Reports

11:40, 28 March 2025

Ekaterina Shilova

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On Wednesday, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the commander-in-chief of the Sudanese army and head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, announced that the Sudanese armed forces had freed Khartoum from the rebel units of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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On Thursday, the Sudanese army shelled parts of Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city, according to Western media. Despite the army's ousting of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from Khartoum on Wednesday, the RSF maintains control in parts of Omdurman and has consolidated its presence in western Sudan, effectively dividing the country.

The RSF stated it had never lost a battle, but had "strategically repositioned" to secure military objectives. The conflict continues, with reports of RSF shelling army positions in al-Fashir, Darfur.

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The war displaced over 12 million Sudanese, and left half the population facing severe hunger, according to the UN. A study estimated about 61,000 deaths in Khartoum state alone during the conflict's initial 14 months.