Sudan’s navy has mentioned it has retaken the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the final closely guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces within the capital, after almost two years of preventing.
The present battle in Sudan erupted in April 2023 when an influence wrestle between the leaders of the navy and the Speedy Help Forces (RSF) boiled over into open preventing in Khartoum and different cities.
Social media movies confirmed the navy’s troopers inside on the twenty first day of Ramadan, the holy Muslim fasting month.
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A Sudanese navy officer carrying a captain’s epaulettes made the announcement in a video and confirmed the troops have been contained in the compound.
The palace seemed to be partly in ruins, with troopers’ steps crunching damaged tiles beneath their boots.
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Troopers carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers chanted: “God is the greatest!”
Sudan’s data minister mentioned the navy had retaken the palace in a submit on X.
“Today the flag is raised, the palace is back and the journey continues until victory is complete,” he wrote.
The Republican Palace was the seat of presidency earlier than the struggle erupted and is immortalised on Sudanese banknotes and postage stamps.
Its recapture by the navy marks one other achieve for Sudan’s navy.
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