Sudan’s military announced it has retaken the international airport in the capital, Khartoum, after nearly two years of fighting against the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The military said its chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, landed at the airport Wednesday and inspected forces there.
The development brings the military a step closer to declaring the capital fully liberated as it continues its advance toward key locations.
Troops last week retook the Republican Palace, which had been a stronghold of the rival RSF during the war that began in April 2023.
Earlier, the army said it had recaptured a camp which was being used by the RSF as a key base during its hold on Khartoum.
The Teiba al-Hasnab camp was the RSF's last stronghold in Khartoum, army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Nabil Abdullah Ali said in a post on Facebook.
Khaled al-Aiser, Sudan’s information minister, praised the army in a statement on Facebook on Wednesday.
“Long live the struggle of the heroic Sudanese people. Salutations to our great army, to all the supporting and mobilized forces, to the sons and daughters of Sudan, and to all patriotic men and women,” he said.
Sudan's army reseized the Republican Palace on Friday, marking a major victory in the war against the RSF. However, that doesn’t end the conflict as the RSF still controls some parts of the western Darfur region and other areas.
At least 28,000 people have been killed since the war began, though the number is likely far higher. The conflict has driven more than 14 million people from their homes and pushed parts of the country into famine.