Sudanese Army’s Military Gains Undermine Chances of a Peaceful Resolution to the Crisis

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The Sudanese army has announced that it has regained control of the city of Umm Rawaba, which is located on a strategic highway linking North Kordofan to central Sudan. This latest military advancement strengthens its stance against a peaceful resolution.

In recent weeks, the Sudanese army has been making territorial gains at the expense of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the latest being the recapture of a key city in North Kordofan and central Bahri, north of Khartoum, including the Al-Mak Nimir Bridge connecting the capital to Bahri. This marks the first such advance in 21 months, further complicating efforts to reach a peaceful resolution and diminishing the chances of a dialogue advocated by the international community to end the crisis that has exacerbated the suffering of Sudanese civilians.

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In a statement, the army said its forces inflicted heavy losses on the Rapid Support Forces.

Umm Rawaba lies on a strategic highway connecting North Kordofan to central Sudan. It is the second-largest city in the state and is approximately 480 kilometers southwest of the capital, Khartoum.

The recapture of Umm Rawaba comes as the army also announced progress in the northern Khartoum sector (Bahri).

A military source stated, “The army has completed its control over central and southern Bahri up to the Al-Mak Nimir Bridge, which connects Bahri to central Khartoum.”

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Last week, Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited the General Command headquarters in Khartoum, two days after his forces regained the building, which had been besieged by the Rapid Support Forces since the war began in April 2023.

The recapture of the General Command headquarters marks the army’s biggest victory in the capital since reclaiming Omdurman, located on the western bank of the Nile, nearly a year ago.

The army further stated that its forces had managed to “expel the Rapid Support Forces from the Khartoum oil refinery in Al-Jaili.”

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The Sudanese army released videos showing its troops inside the city’s police headquarters, while activists shared videos on social media showing army soldiers on the Al-Mak Nimir Bridge from the Bahri side.

In one of the circulating videos, a field commander from the army (whose name and rank were not disclosed) stated, “Central Bahri is now under the control of the Sudanese army and free of rebellion (Rapid Support Forces).” He added, “We have taken control of the neighborhoods in southern Bahri and the city center.”

With this, the army tightens its grip on Bahri, except for its eastern part, which includes neighborhoods such as Kafouri, Al-Aziba, Nabta, and Dardoug, still under the control of the Rapid Support Forces.

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The RSF has announced that military reinforcements have arrived in the East Nile region (east of Bahri).

On Tuesday, the army recaptured the Al-Bashir Towers complex and the Paratroopers’ camp, which the RSF had been using as a medical base, according to a statement by the Sudanese military.

On Friday, the army announced that it had broken the siege on the “Signal Corps” headquarters in Bahri and successfully linked its forces in Omdurman and Bahri with those stationed at the army’s General Command headquarters in central Khartoum for the first time in 21 months.

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Since mid-April 2023, the army and RSF have been engaged in a war that has left more than 20,000 dead and around 14 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations and local authorities. A study conducted by American universities estimates the death toll at around 130,000.

UN and international calls are increasing for an end to the war to prevent Sudan from descending into a humanitarian catastrophe, which has already pushed millions to the brink of famine and death due to food shortages caused by the fighting, now spreading to 13 of the country’s 18 states.

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