The Sudanese army appears close to retaking the capital city Khartoum from the paramilitary-turned-rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF [7]) as momentum continues to swing in its favor following nearly two years of conflict. Reports suggest [8] the army has been advancing on multiple fronts, having broken a bruising siege on its Khartoum headquarters last month. It has also won back significant territory in other parts of central Sudan, including Gezira state. Military control, however, has come at a significant cost, with the UN reporting [9] that soldiers and allied militia have been carrying out summary executions of civilians they accuse of being RSF collaborators. Workers in self-organized "mutual aid [10]" groups—the backbone of the humanitarian response in Sudan—have also been targeted [11] in the reprisals.
The war that began in Sudan in April 2023 has produced the world's largest displacement crisis, uprooting over 12 million people, and the biggest hunger crisis [13] too. Famine has been declared [14] in at least five areas of the country, and is projected in five more by May.
From The New Humanitarian [15], Feb. 7
