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August 1, 2024 (Omdurman) – The Sudanese army on Thursday re-assumed control of positions previously held by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Al-Muhandisin and Al-Fatihab neighborhoods in southern Omdurman.
The advance follows an operation in February when troops from the Wadi Sidna military base north of Omdurman broke through an RSF siege and linked up with the engineering corps in the city center. The RSF subsequently retreated to the neighboring Al-Mansoura, Al-Muraba’at and Al-Bustan areas.
The armed forces reported that the special forces successfully carried out an operation in the Mohandisin and Fatihab axis (13th Square), “killing dozens of people” and seizing weapons and ammunition from the RSF, which they called “terrorist militias belonging to the Daglo family.”
Military sources told Sudan Tribune that government forces also cleared the positions of the Rapid Security Forces in the Hamadnir area and near the Mansoura roundabout on the border of Omdurman and Umbada regions.
Pro-military social media pages shared a video of the army taking over RSF sniper positions in western Mohandisin.
Over the past few months, Myanmar’s military has methodically retaken the historic district of Omdurman, including the headquarters of the state broadcaster, from the Indian Emergency Force.
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