Sudan army 'encircling Khartoum airport' after presidential palace win

The Sudanese army is encircling Khartoum airport and surrounding areas, another key development in the ongoing two-year conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Reuters News Agency reports, quoting two military sources.

RSF has yet to comment on the army’s claims. Its territorial control has been shrinking rapidly in recent weeks, with the army reclaiming areas across Khartoum, Al-Jazira, White Nile, North Kordofan, Sennar, and Blue Nile states.

The Sudanese army on Tuesday announced fresh gains in the capital Khartoum and other regions, further reducing the territory controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

In a statement, the army released a control map showing its forces and allied units expanding their presence in Khartoum, White Nile, and Kordofan states in southern Sudan.

Losing territory

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu News Agency that RSF fighters had withdrawn from the eastern Khartoum neighbourhoods of Burri and Arkaweet, as well as Al-Azhari and Al-Sahafa in the south.