The Sudanese army has made significant gains against the RSF paramilitaries in Khartoum, recapturing large parts of the city in its biggest victory in a year. While the RSF still holds much of the city center, the army now controls the majority of the wider capital area. This victory comes after the army regained control of the crucial Gezira state and is seen as a turning point in the nearly two-year conflict.
Residents of Sudan 's capital Khartoum say the army has recaptured large parts of the city from RSF paramilitaries, marking its biggest victory in a year, according to the BBC. 'The clashes these days are heavy,' a resident told the news outlet. At the time of writing, the RSF still controls most of Khartoum proper, while the army now holds the majority of territory across the wider tripartite capital - encompassing Omdurman, Bahri, and Khartoum .
However, after winning back near total control of the crucial state of Gezira, the army believes it now has the momentum to take the capital too, and break the RSF's almost two-year siege. Since war broke out almost two years ago between Gen. Burhan and his deputy-turned-rival Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, who leads the RSF, 12 million people have been forced from their homes and tens of thousands of civilians have been killed. Both the army and the RSF are accused of committing some of the gravest atrocities imaginable against innocent civilians, including the RSF carrying out a genocide in Darfur. The army has been jubilantly welcomed by many inhabitants of the areas it has recently recaptured, as the RSF has been widely accused of killing and raping civilians in Khartoum, as well as looting the homes of the many residents who have fled the city. Reports of the army's advance have been dismissed by the RSF as 'lies and rumours'. They have made similar denials ahead of every retreat in recent weeks. Analysts say the army's recent successes have been the result of enlisting more fighters and buying more weaponry. Winning back the besieged army headquarters was also a huge boon earlier this month. The army's expulsion of the paramilitary group from the central city of Wad Madani in January was marred by allegations of summary executions and arbitrary retribution attacks on those perceived to be RSF informants or collaborators.'When you open social media and you see all the killing, if you've committed something wrong you must be worried,' Mustafa told the BBC. 'Some of them led fighters to people's homes. Others joined and stole property, terrorised people - even held women against their will because he's looking after his mother and his kids. Will he be slaughtered or will he be left alone?' For now, as the army approaches and Sudan's future hangs in the balance, all that Mustafa and Amir can do is wait
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