BREAKING: Sudan’s Army on the Verge of Full Control of Khartoum After Capturing RSF’s Main Base
The victory comes just days after the SAF recaptured the Presidential Palace and the Central Bank headquarters, consolidating control over the city’s central institutions
Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) are on the brink of declaring the capital fully liberated from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), following the capture of the militia’s main military base in Khartoum.
The sweeping offensive marks a decisive moment in the nearly two-year war between the army and the paramilitary group.
Government forces have since seized the RSF’s primary camp in Taiba Al-Hasnab, located in the Jebel Awlia locality—long considered the militia’s final stronghold in the capital.
The victory comes just days after the SAF recaptured the Presidential Palace and the Central Bank headquarters, consolidating control over the city’s central institutions.
“Thanks to God and His grace, our forces took over the militia camp in Taiba Al-Hasnab,” said Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah Ali, official spokesperson for the armed forces on Wednesday afternoon.
“Awlia was the main camp of the Al-Dagalo militia in the center of the country and its last stronghold in Khartoum,” he added.
“What remains are just pockets of fighters here and there that will be cleared soon.”
The SAF, supported by the Central Reserve Forces and allied units, continues to advance on the eastern front of Khartoum, with operations underway to clear the headquarters of the First Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Al-Baqir
The army claims to have inflicted heavy losses on RSF fighters and equipment while securing the western side of the Al-Manshiya Bridge and fully clearing the Al-Baqir area.
These developments come after days of steady progress by the army, including the high-profile capture of the Central Bank headquarters and several key government ministries.
The SAF now claims near-total control over downtown Khartoum, Al-Souk Al-Arabi, and surrounding roads and administrative centers.
Massacres
Since war erupted between the former allies-turned-rivals—the SAF and RSF—and their associated militias in April 2023, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and over 12 million displaced.
Around 3.5 million have sought refuge in neighboring countries, sparking one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
Despite the military gains, the human toll remains staggering. RSF fighters and allied militias have been accused of carrying out summary executions, arbitrary detentions, and looting essential supplies from medical clinics and community kitchens in eastern Khartoum. The UN Human Rights Office has also received alarming reports of sexual violence in Al Giraif Gharb.
SAF-affiliated fighters have similarly been implicated in looting and arbitrary arrests, particularly in Khartoum North and East Nile, raising concerns about retaliatory violence and a lack of civilian protection.
Residential neighborhoods in Khartoum and Omdurman continue to bear the brunt of urban warfare, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis. Aid organizations report acute shortages of food, medicine, and clean water, while infrastructure remains heavily damaged or inaccessible.
In the midst of these developments, Khartoum State Governor Ahmed Osman Hamza and Minister of Urban Development Salah Hamid Ismail have pledged to rebuild war-ravaged infrastructure.
Restoration work is underway on the Shambat and Halfaya bridges, with the ministry set to relocate its headquarters back to Khartoum—a symbolic step toward restoring federal governance.
