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Sudanese army reports more gains as RSF accused of massacre in Darfur
SUDAN’S army said it had retaken more key buildings in the capital over the weekend, as its adversary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were accused of massacring 45 people in Darfur.
Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah said the army had taken control of the National Intelligence Service HQ and the Corinthia Hotel in central Khartoum, several ministries and the Central Bank of Sudan. In the process soldiers killed “hundreds” of RSF fighters, he said.
The gains followed its reclamation of the Republican Palace, the pre-war seat of government, on Friday. The RSF fired drones at the palace afterwards, killing two journalists and a driver employed by the state television company.
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