Sudan’s capital just turned into a warzone – again. The army is pulling out all the stops in its biggest push to reclaim Khartoum since this mess started 17 months ago, using artillery, airstrikes…
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the army’s top dog, took his show on the road to the UN, demanding the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) lay down arms. He’s pointing fingers at unnamed countries for backing the RSF. Meanwhile, back home, it’s all explosions and black smoke.
The Sudanese army took control of three main bridges, including two that connect the city of Omdurman with the capital, Khartoum, after the offensive against the RSF.
According to military sources, the army attacked several military sites belonging to the RSF and around the presidential palace in central Khartoum.
But the RSF are not backing down, claiming they have sent the army packing at two crossings. It’s like a deadly game of tug-of-war, with Khartoum as the rope.
This isn’t just about the capital, though. The RSF is making moves elsewhere, tightening the noose around al-Fashir in North Darfur. The UN is sounding alarm bells about executions, and sexual violence.
Both sides are playing to the international gallery. Burhan is at the UN, while RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is sending recorded messages about ceasefires. But on the ground, it is all fire and fury.
As Sudan burns, 10 million people are on the move, hunger is knocking at the door, and peace is looking like a distant dream.