Five main moments in the war in Khartoum

The Sudanese army has regained control of the main areas of the capital, Khartoum, from the rapid support forces (RSF), a semi-military faction that is trying to overthrow an unknown government.

On Friday, the joint army soldiers took the war in the heart of the city’s presidential palace.

The fighting erupted in April 2023, when RSF launched attacks on Sudanese armed forces bases (SAF) across Sudan, which covered significant territory, including the main parts of the capital and its airport.

Tens of thousands of people have died in the conflict, millions of people have been forced to leave their homes, many of whom have been left behind in the place where the United Nations has described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.

The BBC version has analyzed videos and photos released during the fighting, often by fighters from both sides to create a photograph of the army to take control of Khartoum.

The city is limited with two large rivers, the blue and white Nile, and the army’s war is defined to take control of these geographical restrictions.

The attacker to take back the capital began seriously on September 26 when the US military launched air strikes against RSF areas in Khartoum.

Then in January, the beginning of the new drought season by the army – by a new alliance with Islam and national militias – which led to the success of a series of strategic successes, was stronger.

We have identified videos and photos at the main moments in recurrence of the city.

the US military headquarters In the middle of Khartoum, the RSF forces had been caught up for 21 months, and the soldiers could not contact other US military units leaving the city.

Then, at the end of January, after further military advances in the north, the US military was able to send more troops to break the RSF lines and end the blockade.

In fixed social media videos posted on January 25, surprising soldiers are celebrating at the US military’s HQ Square.

The next day, US Army Chief of Staff General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan visited the army base and said they would give RSF forces and were looking for them to corners.

Many RSF fighters tried to withdraw from the White Neil River to safe areas in the west when pressure was placed on their places.

They saw the escape route after an air strike reported by SAF on the main bridge across the river.

Video footage released on February 6 this crossing point Jebel Awliya dam About 40 km south of Khartoum, which were damaged by bad cars, black smoke appears remotely.

The BBC version has confirmed the location of the video using satellite images, which also shows that black smoke is rising on the bridge.

Army forces approaching Khartoum tried to take control of Manchia Bridgethe last main crossing under RSF control.

On March 3, SAF released video footage of the bridge control.

There we can see that it targets the army and RSF fighters who are trying to escape. A truck carrying some men, and others running next to you, can be seen in the flames of the fire when it is placed on the bridge.

In more videos of drones show that more than dozens of men are flying through the forests to the bridge.

In the following days, the US military was able to hold its position on the bridge and close the remaining fighters trapped in the area in the area.

The BBC Verific has identified a dramatic video released on March army ambush With their escape, SAF advance towards the city center.

Throughout a paved street, a quick motorcycle falls under the dust of bullets and suddenly reverses itself over the thief of its rider.

Men who are identified from their uniforms and their yellow headscarves are identified as identifying – the video is heard that they praise themselves after the attack.

By equaling buildings and trees we see in the videos with satellite images, we have established the incident that occurred about 2 km from the presidential palace.

We have identified a video of the army that cuts a convoy of cars along the street of al-Qasr, away from the palace, was published online on the morning of March

The video shows a large fire that erupts, indicating an explosives that can be stored on the vehicles.

The video is accompanied by his voices, speaking Arabic and talking about the attack on the RSF convoys containing weapons.

We have been able to find the place in two buildings in the videos that fit the buildings we see in Google’s maps in a union that is slightly seen more than 1 kilometers from the presidential palace.

Just a few hours later, Sudan’s joint soldiers took pictures in front of the palace building, and their arms rose up.

RSF still controls significant parts of the city and a large area of ​​western Sudan. But the army’s receipt is a great symbolic moment in the conflicts.

Excess by Komar Malhotra, Richard Irvin-Brown, Benedic Garman and Matt Merfi