Sudanese Army Hold Military Operations Rebut Again Capital City From RSF

ILLUSTRATION OF UNSPLASH/Joel Rivera-Camacho

JAKARTA - Sudanese troops launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan's capital in its biggest operation to retake territory there since the start of the 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The push from soldiers who lost control of most of the capital city at the start of the conflict came before its commander, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, addressed the UN General Assembly in New York on the same day.

As reported by Reuters on Thursday, September 26, eyewitnesses reported massive bombings and clashes as military forces tried to cross the bridge across the Nile linking three adjacent cities that formed the capital, Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri.

Despite successfully reclaiming several areas in Omdurman earlier this year, Sudanese troops are heavily dependent on artillery and airstrikes.

Soldiers were also unable to expel RSF ground troops who were more effective placed in other parts of the capital.

RSF has also continued to progress in other regions of Sudan in recent months in the conflict that has led to a widespread humanitarian crisis, causing more than 10 million people to flee and causing some countries to experience extreme hunger or hunger.

Diplomacy efforts carried out by the United States and other countries have failed, as soldiers refused to attend last month's negotiations in Switzerland.