Sudan’s army declares Khartoum state ‘completely free’ of paramilitary RSF

Troops walk near a destroyed military vehicle and bombed buildings as Sudan's army retakes ground and some displaced residents return to the ravaged capital in the state of Khartoum, Sudan. [File: El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters]

Sudan’s army has announced it has cleared the state of Khartoum of rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after weeks of intensive battles, with the civil war now in its third year.

The General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in a statement on Tuesday that the state – which comprises the capital Khartoum, its twin city Omdurman, and the city of Khartoum North (Bahri) – is now “completely free of rebels”.