Sudan Army Recaptures Khartoum’s Presidential Palace from Rival Paramilitary Forces

• Sudan’s army retakes presidential palace from RSF in Khartoum.
• Army makes major gains after two years of conflict.
• War causes massive humanitarian crisis, abuses reported.

The Sudanese Armed Forces have announced the recapture of the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), marking a significant shift in the ongoing civil war.

Footage shows jubilant soldiers celebrating inside the palace grounds—waving rifles, chanting, and kneeling in prayer after reclaiming the symbolic seat of power. The army had been forced out of Khartoum nearly two years ago, but appears poised to regain control of the capital.

RSF leaders have not yet issued a public response.

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Army spokesperson Nabil Abdallah, speaking on state television, confirmed that government troops had also secured nearby ministry buildings and inflicted heavy losses on RSF fighters.
“Our forces completely destroyed enemy personnel and equipment, seizing large stockpiles of arms,” Abdallah said. “We will fight until final victory.”

Khartoum, where the conflict began nearly two years ago, has been a focal point of fierce fighting, with RSF forces controlling much of the city and Sudan’s western regions since the war’s outbreak.

Retaking the capital would represent a major triumph for the Sudanese army and could shift the momentum of the conflict, especially as it has recently made advances in central parts of the country.

On Thursday, witnesses reported intense fighting, with drone strikes and air raids pounding areas around the Republican Palace.

RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, released a video days earlier vowing to defend RSF-held positions in the capital and threatening further attacks in northern Sudanese cities.

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Despite repeated international attempts to broker peace, negotiations have repeatedly failed, with both sides refusing to compromise on control of strategic territories.

The United Nations has described the conflict as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with both the RSF and the army accused of grave human rights abuses.

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