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The Independent UK
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Sudan’s army chief returns to Khartoum for first time in 2 years of war after airport recaptured

Sudan's army said Wednesday it had recaptured Khartoum's international airport, and the military chief flew back to the capital for the first time in nearly two years of war, bringing the military closer to regaining full control of the city from the rival Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group.

Footage put out by the military showed army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan landing at Khartoum International Airport, kissing the ground and raising his fist in the air to troops as he emerged from the helicopter onto the tarmac.

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