Sudanese armed forces have strengthened their presence in the capital, recapturing several key government sites a day after retaking the Republican Palace from a paramilitary group.
Sudanese military spokesman Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah said troops had driven the Rapid Support Forces out of the National Intelligence Service headquarters and the Corinthia Hotel in central Khartoum.
According to Brigadier General Abdullah, the military also recaptured the headquarters of the Central Bank of Sudan and a number of other government and educational institutions in the area.
He noted that hundreds of RSF fighters had died trying to leave the capital.
RSF has not responded to requests for comment.
On Friday, the military reoccupied the Republican Palace, which was the seat of government before the conflict began, in a significant symbolic victory for the Sudanese army in its protracted war against the RSF.
A drone attack on the palace on Friday, believed to have been carried out by Reporters Without Borders, killed two journalists and a driver for Sudanese state television, the information ministry said.
The military also reported the death of Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Ibrahim from the army's press service as a result of the attack.
At the start of the conflict in April 2023, RSF forces captured numerous government and military installations in the capital, including the Republican Palace, state television headquarters, and a besieged military center known as the General Command.
They also seized residential buildings, turning them into bases for attacks on troops.
In recent months, the military has taken an active role in the fighting.
They recaptured most of Khartoum and neighbouring Omdurman and Khartoum North, as well as other towns in various parts of the country.
At the end of January, the SBF forces lifted the siege of the General Command, which opened the possibility of retaking the palace in less than two months.
The military is now likely to try to retake Khartoum International Airport, just 1.5 miles southeast of the palace, which has been held by the SSF since the start of the conflict.
Videos posted on social media on Saturday appeared to show soldiers on the road leading to the airport.
The conflict has devastated the capital and other cities across the country.
More than 28,000 people died, millions were forced to flee their homes and some families were forced to eat grass in a desperate attempt to survive as famine gripped parts of the country.
Other estimates put the death toll much higher.
According to the United Nations and international human rights organizations, the fighting has been accompanied by atrocities, including mass rapes and ethnically motivated killings, which can be classified as
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
