Khartoum has fallen
Turning point
On Thursday, March 27th, the leader of the Sudanese army, Abdel-Fattah Burhan, announced the takeover of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
The Presidential Palace in Khartoum was taken over on March 21st , after months of combat. The Sudanese army managed to corner the paramilitary towards south of the city.
Source: Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts
On March 26th, the army mentioned that they had managed to capture the Tiba al-Hassanab camp, the last base of the RSF in Khartoum and the center of the country.
“Our forces have managed to cleanse by force and with ability the last redoubt of the remnants of the terrorist militia in the locality of Khartoum”,
The Rapid Support Forces attacked the Presidential Palace with drones.
During months, the Sudanese Army was trying to take over Khartoum and expel the RSF from there. The capital city has been under paramilitary control since 2023. The takeover of Khartoum represents the end of a six-month deployment there. The RSF made Khartoum its main space of influence after its coup attempt. The army conquered El Gezira in January, one of the main RSF headquarters. On February, they took over northern Khartoum. They have also been advancing in center Sudan. The army controls northern and eastern Sudan, while the RSF controls southern parts and the Darfur region. Fighting continues in northeast and southwest Sudan, including the borders with Chad and South Sudan. The war started on April 2023, when Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo refused to integrate his Rapid Support Forces into the army. Burhan and Dagalo had been sharing power since 2021. That year, a coup deposed the transitional civilian government after the fall of President Omar al-Bashir two years earlier. Back on February, the RSF and allied groups signed a transition constitution, along with a parallel government to the Sovereignty Council headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The military government was forced into Port Sudan after the RSF seize of Khartoum when the war began.
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visits Khartoum airport Source: Mediterranean Man
The Sudanese Army has more armament and infrastructure. The RSF has more terrain experience. The paramilitary group also went into streets, markets and houses, making it harder for the army to look for them. During the time they fought for Khartoum, the Rapid Support Forces were supported by the United Arab Emirates. They have its origins in the infamous Janjaweed, accused of human rights violations. The army and the RSF worked together during Omar al-Bashir’s rule. According to the UN, Sudan’s current war has led into the most serious humanitarian crisis in Earth, with one hundred thousand casualties. It also calculates that more than 32,000 people are in a famine situation, with only 10,000 just in Khartoum.
This strips the RSF of strategic locations to control. It also puts them into a vulnerable position, affecting its terrain capabilities. It is in a critical position in the next battle, if an agreement is not reached to end the war.
Many in the capital celebrated the entrance of the army. The Rapid Support Forces mentioned “they had not lost any battle”. Rather, they “repositioned” their forces to “ensure their military objectives, which in the last instance will lead to a decisive victory on the Sudanese people’s interest”. The army answered this was false. The White House described the takeover of the palace as “an important event in the war”.
The military has now the advantage, but the Rapid Support Forces still control the Darfur region. Possibly, they will focus on it next.
The Sudanese Army took control of Khartoum and the Presidential Palace after months of combat. This puts the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group into a vulnerable position. However, the war is far from over, with the Darfur Region and parts of the central region under Rapid Support Forces control.
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