KHARTOUM: Sudan's military said on Saturday it seized several key buildings in central Khartoum from paramilitary control after army chief Abdel Fattah al Burhan promised "full liberation" following the recapture of the presidential palace. Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said the military was "continuing to pressure" the Rapid Support Forces throughout the city centre, giving a list of buildings recaptured including the central bank, state intelligence headquarters and the Sudan National Museum.
Sudan's national institutions in the city centre were all overrun and looted by paramilitaries in the first weeks after fighting erupted in April 2023. An RSF source confirmed that its fighters had "withdrawn from some locations in central Khartoum," but added, "The battle has not been decided yet". "Our forces are now waging a fierce battle" near the airport, he said on condition of anonymity.
On Friday, the army and allied armed groups retook the presidential palace from the RSF, which retaliated with a drone strike that killed three journalists and several army personnel. The paramilitaries had used the palace to house their elite forces and stockpile ammunition, according to military sources. — AFP
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