Army Captures Key Market As Battle For Sudan Capital Intensifies
Sudan's army has claimed control over Souq Libya, a major market in Omdurman, expanding its recent gains against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the war-torn country. This Saturday announcement follows the army's reported capture of most parts of the capital days earlier, potentially marking a decisive shift in the two-year conflict that has created the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Military officials stated that their forces had seized weapons and equipment that had been abandoned by retreating RSF fighters at Souq Libya, one of Sudan's largest commercial centers. The army already controlled much of Omdurman, which houses two significant military bases, and appears determined to secure the entire capital region comprising Khartoum, Omdurman, and Bahri - cities divided by branches of the Nile River. The RSF has not responded to reports of the army's Omdurman advance, where paramilitary forces still […]
