The Sudan Army has regained control of the presidential palace in Jardum, marking great success against a militia that has had significant parts of the country during the current conflict.
Since April 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Paramilitary Fast Support forces (RSF) have been locked in a fierce battle for the territory. The fight has resulted in one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with more than 28,000 deaths and 11 million displaced people, according to the data initiative of the location of armed conflicts and events of events.
The RSF had maintained a fortress on Jardtum, including the presidential palace, since the war began. However, on Friday, the government announced that SAF's troops had recovered the palace and planned to press more to claim the capital.
“Today the flag rises, the palace has returned and the trip continues until the victory is completed,” wrote information minister Khalid Al-Aiser in X.
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While the recovery of the SAF Palace is a significant step, the RSF still controls large areas of Jardum and has key regions in the west, the south and center of Sudan, including Darfur, where ethnically driven violence remains a serious concern. Meanwhile, SAF controls the north and east parts of the country.
Claiming Jardtum would be a symbolic victory for the SAF, particularly because the RSF had begun to form a parallel government. However, the battle for control comes with strong consequences for civilians who are often in the middle of the conflict.
“Dozens of civilians, including local humanitarian volunteers, have been killed by artillery bombings and aerial bombardment by the Sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces in the east of Jartum and northern Omdurman since March 12,” Seif Magango, a spokesman for the United Nations Human Rights Office, said Thursday when the Classhes in the capital Calcied.
Both parties have faced accusations of war crimes. In January, the United States accused the RSF of committing genocide, the second position of this type in Sudan in two decades.
A recent UNICEF report also involved SAF in serious human rights violations, including sexual violence against young children, some as young as one.
“The credible reports indicate that the RSF and the Allied militia have raided houses in the east of Jardum, carrying out summary murders and arbitrary arrests, and looted food and medical supplies of community kitchens and medical clinics,” Magango added. “It is also reported that SAF and affiliate combatants have dedicated themselves to looting and other criminal activities in areas that control in Jardum North (Bahri) and the Nile East. The generalized arbitrary arrests are ongoing in the east of Nile.”
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