Sudan’s army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country’s civil war, targeting areas in the capital it lost at the start of the conflict.
In dawn strikes on Thursday, government forces shelled Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bases in the capital Khartoum, and Bahri to its north.
Sudan has been embroiled in a war since the army and the RSF began a vicious struggle for power in April 2023, leading to what the UN has called one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Up to 150,000 people have been killed in the conflict while more than 10 million people – about a fifth of the population – have been forced from their homes.
The army of Sudan launches a fierce attack on Khartoum, the country’s capital. The army of Sudan assaults Khartoum, the country’s capital.
The Sudanese army has launched a massive offensive against the formidable paramilitary group it is fighting in the country’s civil war, concentrating on parts of the capital that it lost early in the conflict.
In dawn strikes on Thursday, government forces shelled Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bases in the capital Khartoum, and Bahri to its north.
Due to the army and RSF’s violent power struggle, which started in April 2023, Sudan is currently experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises in recorded history, according to the UN.
Up to 150,000 people may have died as a result of the fighting, which has displaced over 10 million people—nearly a fifth of the population—from their homes.
