Sudanese army troops and allied militiamen were rapidly advancing in the capital on Wednesday, engaging the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in street combat in residential areas once home to hundreds of thousands of citizens before the war broke out 21 months ago.

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The Sudanese army made fresh gains on Monday in areas of Khartoum, Khartoum Bahri and East Nile, tightening its grip on the capital from the eastern countryside and shelled Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in the Kafouri district.

Several people were killed and injured on Saturday in artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeting areas controlled by the Sudanese army in northern Omdurman, which is experiencing a severe water crisis due to a power outage.

The Sudanese army has broken a siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of its command centre in central Khartoum, the army said on Friday, in what would be a major victory in the capital after nearly two years of war.

Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the building which had been encircled by paramilitary fighters since the war erupted in April 2023.

The Sudanese army broke a paramilitary siege on one of its key Khartoum-area bases on Friday, paving the way to also freeing the besieged military headquarters, a military source said.

Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited its strategic headquarters in central Khartoum on Sunday in his first appearance there since government forces claimed to have broken a months-long siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Sudanese army said Wednesday it had launched a multi-pronged attack reaching areas near the Khartoum oil refinery, 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of the capital. It is the first time the army has reported a presence near the strategic facility since the conflict began in April.

Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, has been facing a significant drinking water crisis over the past five

Former Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy Hamed Suleiman warned of the severe health and environmental consequences of the refinery fire. He told Radio Dabanga that the smoke contained harmful gases, including sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and carbon monoxide, which can cause respiratory issues.

Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023."Our forces are in their best condition,