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The battle of Khartoum is an ongoing major battle for control of Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, with fighting in and around the city between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the Sudanese Armed Forces. The battle began on 15 April 2023, after the RSF captured Khartoum International Airport, several military bases, and the ...
CORRECTS THE DATE People walk past shuttered shops in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 17, 2023. Sudan's embattled capital has awoken to a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a powerful ...
A temporary ceasefire was signed and faced challenges as fighting persisted in Khartoum, and the agreed-upon ceasefire time saw further violence. [112] Between 28 and 97 people were reportedly killed by the RSF and Arab militias when they attacked the predominantly Masalit town of Misterei in West Darfur on 28 May. [113]
The fighting in Khartoum left some of its five million residents stranded in their homes without electricity or water for days. On 17 April, the Sudan Medical Association said that bombs struck al-Shaab Hospital and al-Khartoum Hospital, forcing both hospitals to stop the services of their emergency departments. [13]
July 2, 2024 at 10:04 PM. By Maggie Michael. (Reuters) - Trapped in a Catholic mission sheltering dozens of women and children from the war raging on the streets of Khartoum, Father Jacob ...
The pro-military protesters continued their sit-in outside the presidential palace in Khartoum through to 21 October. [32] On 21 October, hundreds of thousands [33] [34] of pro-civilian protestors in cities around Sudan including Khartoum, Omdurman, Port Sudan and Atbara took to the streets in support of the civilian government. [32]
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The Khartoum State Security Committee declared a public holiday in the city "in order to preserve lives of citizens and their property". [19] At around 13:30 (CAT), the SAF announced the rescue of a major general and a brigadier, the arrests of multiple RSF officers at Merowe Airport and the taking of the airport itself, while also claiming that multiple RSF leaders had deserted or surrendered ...