BBC News
Scenes of cheerful soldiers in Cartum mark significant progress in the offensive, which made the Sudanese army seized the back of the territory in recent months.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) lost control of the capital of the early war and fought for two years to withdraw it from the paramilitary forces of fast support (RSF).
Now they have again received the presidential palace and believe that they are on their way to getting the rest of the capital. But they are far from victory in the war.
The complex, which includes a historical Republican Palace, is a symbol of power and sovereignty, important for the army to the Government and its narrative as legitimate rulers who fight against the “terrorist militia”.
This is also a strategic victory.
After cleaning the external district of Velika Khartoum, the army took over much of the city center, pushing the RSF fighters of key places like government buildings and far from the military headquarters, a spokesman for the army said.
This means that the RSF in fact lost control of the capital, although its fighters are still present in Khartoum.
But it is not clear how many front lines moved. RSF fighters are still scattered around the city center and stationed in the airport part. They also occupy the territory in the south of the palace.
A bloody struggle is expected to continue because the army is trying to weaken the remaining RSF units. Paravial forces have already shown that she can retaliate despite her weakened position, launching an attack of drones at a palace where they killed numerous Sudan journalists and military officers.
A complete military victory in the capital could reset the direction of war or to harde the territorial division that divides the country between the two enemies.
RSF, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, controls most of the Darfur region in Western Sudan and parts of the south.
The Government, which is supported by military and was led by Major General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, controlled by the East and North Sudan.
The two worked together and together they performed a coup, Before the struggle between them exploded into a civil war In April 2023.
Complete control of the Khartoum could help the army to complete its takeover of Central Sudan, where in recent months it has been distracted by the territory with the RSF.
It can also create a momentum for SAF to cause General Hemedti in his stronghold Darfur, especially over the city of El Fasher, who has been under the siege of the RSF for almost a year.
But many observers believe that there is a danger that Sudan will enter the De-Facto division, with the two warring parties and their supporters have put into their zones of influence.
The RSF is working to establish a parallel government in areas that controls, gathering allied groups to sign a political charter and constitution last month.
His intention was to show that, despite the failure on the battlefield, the powerful force remains – and that his desire to take control of the earth remains undamaged.
The Sudanese people endured the reception of this brutal civil war, which inflicted civil deaths for civilians, the destruction and violation of human rights.
The United Nations described the situation in the country as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. More than 12 million people have been forced to escape from their homes, and millions are facing an acute deficiency of food and the parts of the country are switched to famine.
Khartoum is one of the places that are expected to reach hunger soon, after submitting to a wide robbery from the RSF soldiers’ limitations to the help of the Sudan Government. So a change in power in the city could make a big difference there in humanitarian conditions.
But for most people of Sudan, this means that for now, they are unlikely to change.
Both sides are accused of hindering an ambulance, in fact using it as a weapon of war, according to UN officials. Both were charged with war crimes, although critics distinguished RSF for charges of mass rape and genocide.
The army will hope that the vomiting of the Presidential Palace has proven to be an occasional place for a wider top military victory.
But although SAF has a momentum, it is unlikely that any side can achieve a victory that allows them to manage the entire Sudan, an international crisis group announced in a recent report.
However, both sides vowed to continue to fight for the rest of the country, and the efforts to revive so far have failed.
