Sudanese army seizes full control of presidential palace in Khartoum

21/3/2025 16:15

The Sudanese army seized full control of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum on Friday, Sudan state TV and military sources said, in one of the most significant advances in a two-year-old conflict threatening to fracture the country.



The army was conducting search operations in areas around the palace in pursuit of members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the sources said.



The RSF were not immediately available for comment.



Intermittent gunfire was heard in some central areas of the capital Khartoum, witnesses told Reuters.



The conflict has led to what the U.N. calls the world's largest humanitarian crisis, causing famine in several locations and disease across the country. Both sides have been accused of war crimes, while the RSF has also been charged with genocide. Both sides deny the charges.



The paramilitary group quickly took the palace and most of the capital at the outbreak of war in April 2023, but the Sudanese Armed Forces have in recent months staged a comeback and inched towards the palace along the River Nile.