The Sudanese army just took back the Presidential Palace from RSF fighters—a huge win after almost two years. Soldiers shot their guns skyward to celebrate grabbing this powerful symbol from RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, nicknamed Hemedti. Government troops kept pushing forward, taking large parts of Khartoum during recent weeks as part of their counter-attack that won them the Khartoum North and East Nile areas.
RSF troops still hang on in southern Khartoum and across the White Nile in Omdurman. The fighting between these former partners started in April 2023, killing thousands and forcing over 12 million people to leave home. Around 3.5 million ran to nearby countries as refugees. Cities lay broken, public services stopped working, and one of the worst humanitarian disasters on earth keeps growing.
Reports say RSF fighters broke into homes across eastern Khartoum. They killed people without trial, locked up others randomly, and stole important supplies from community kitchens and medical centers. The UN Human Rights Office heard about sexual attacks happening in the Al Giraif Gharb neighborhood. Army-linked fighters acted just as badly, stealing things in Khartoum North and East Nile, plus arresting many people without reason.
Both sides target places where regular people live across Omdurman and Khartoum. Aid groups cannot find enough food, medicine, or safe places for everyone. The fighting keeps pushing thousands more from their homes every day. Basic services barely work anymore. Local leaders started planning repairs despite ongoing battles. Khartoum State Governor Ahmed Osman Hamza talked with Urban Development Minister Salah Hamid Ismail about fixing damaged bridges between Khartoum and Omdurman.
The government banned heavy trucks from using Halfaya Bridge to prevent more damage. Governor Hamza asked for faster repairs with help from Turkish contractors already working there. Minister Ismail promised to rebuild war-damaged structures and announced his ministry would move back to Khartoum offices. This marks the first federal agency returning to work in the capital since the civil war erupted in 2023. Even with the army winning back the Presidential Palace, violence continues everywhere, and humanitarian conditions keep getting worse across Sudan.
RSF troops still hang on in southern Khartoum and across the White Nile in Omdurman. The fighting between these former partners started in April 2023, killing thousands and forcing over 12 million people to leave home. Around 3.5 million ran to nearby countries as refugees. Cities lay broken, public services stopped working, and one of the worst humanitarian disasters on earth keeps growing.
Reports say RSF fighters broke into homes across eastern Khartoum. They killed people without trial, locked up others randomly, and stole important supplies from community kitchens and medical centers. The UN Human Rights Office heard about sexual attacks happening in the Al Giraif Gharb neighborhood. Army-linked fighters acted just as badly, stealing things in Khartoum North and East Nile, plus arresting many people without reason.
Both sides target places where regular people live across Omdurman and Khartoum. Aid groups cannot find enough food, medicine, or safe places for everyone. The fighting keeps pushing thousands more from their homes every day. Basic services barely work anymore. Local leaders started planning repairs despite ongoing battles. Khartoum State Governor Ahmed Osman Hamza talked with Urban Development Minister Salah Hamid Ismail about fixing damaged bridges between Khartoum and Omdurman.
The government banned heavy trucks from using Halfaya Bridge to prevent more damage. Governor Hamza asked for faster repairs with help from Turkish contractors already working there. Minister Ismail promised to rebuild war-damaged structures and announced his ministry would move back to Khartoum offices. This marks the first federal agency returning to work in the capital since the civil war erupted in 2023. Even with the army winning back the Presidential Palace, violence continues everywhere, and humanitarian conditions keep getting worse across Sudan.
