KHARTOUM, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said Tuesday that it has been fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since Monday in western and southern Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
"Our forces continue to crush the remaining militia elements in western and southern Omdurman, while advancing to clear the Al-Salha area and its surroundings," SAF spokesperson Nabil Abdalla said in a statement, adding that the SAF is nearing the complete clearance of Khartoum State from RSF fighters.
Footage posted on social media platforms showed the SAF advancing in Al-Salha of western Omdurman and inside the RSF headquarters in the area, reportedly the RSF's last remaining military base in Khartoum State. A local eyewitness told Xinhua that the SAF "recaptured the areas of Wad Bakrawi, Al-Qiaa, and the main market in Al-Salha" on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, a military source, who requested anonymity, told Xinhua that the SAF, advancing in southern Omdurman, has "taken control of the Al-Muthallath area, west of the Jabal Awliya Dam."
Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal conflict between the SAF and the RSF since April 2023. The war has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes, both within Sudan and across its borders. ■