February 5, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army said on Wednesday its forces had made strategic advances in Khartoum after heavy fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), while clashes intensified in other parts of the country. Army spokesman Brigadier General Nabil Abdallah said in a statement that troops had captured the Al-Rumaila district, a medical supply depot, an industrial area, and the state’s currency mint in southern Khartoum, pushing back RSF fighters, whom he referred to as “the Daglo militia.” Military sources told Sudan Tribune that army armoured units advanced north from the Al-Rawad towers, taking control of the Al-Rumaila area and the industrial zone southwest of central Khartoum after fierce clashes. They added that five military vehicles and an armoured vehicle were seized from the RSF. Videos circulated online, purportedly showing army deployments in Al-Rumaila and the industrial area, as well as captured RSF equipment. The army’s presence in Al-Rumaila brings its forces closer to Al-Ghaba Street, a key thoroughfare leading to central Khartoum, where RSF troops and their strategic headquarters are located. Another army contingent is positioned in the Al-Muqran area, also near the city centre. The army aims to break the RSF’s encirclement of its …

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