Army soldiers patrol a market area in Khartoum, Sudan, March 24, 2025. /VCG
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said Wednesday it has taken control of the Khartoum International Airport, held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, as well as other strategic sites in the capital.
"We have taken control of Khartoum International Airport," SAF operations commander in Khartoum Mohamed Abdul-Rahman Al-Belawi said, according to Al-Jazeera.
"Ground units of the Sudanese army have successfully taken control of Khartoum International Airport and fully secured it," a military source told Xinhua News Agency on condition of anonymity.
Meanwhile, SAF spokesman Nabil Abdalla said in a statement that SAF forces "have seized control of the militia camp Taiba Al-Hasanab in Jabal Awliya city, which is the militia's main camp and its last stronghold in Khartoum."
The RSF's remaining presence consists of scattered "small pockets," which will be eliminated soon, he added.
The SAF soldiers take over the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, March 21, 2025. /VCG
In a separate statement on Wednesday, Abdalla said the SAF has also made progress in areas east of Khartoum, and seized control of the first infantry brigade headquarters in the Al-Bagair area on the border between the Khartoum and Gezira states.
The SAF and supporting forces have inflicted heavy losses on the RSF in both equipment and personnel, he said.
Furthermore, video footage shared by army soldiers on social media showed army units deployed along Al-Siteen Street, a key road connecting the eastern, southern, and central parts of Khartoum.
Sudan has been embroiled in a conflict between the SAF and RSF since mid-April 2023.
On Thursday, the RSF announced that it had taken control of the Al-Malha area, which holds strategic significance due to its control over vital trade routes between Sudan and Libya, and which serves as a key crossroads leading to the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan.
A day later, the SAF said it had regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum.
On Tuesday, the SAF released a map for the first time outlining its areas of control and RSF-held territory amid ongoing fighting between the two sides.
The map marked green areas under full SAF control, including Northern, River Nile, Red Sea, Kassala, Gedaref, Blue Nile, Gezira, and Sinnar states. RSF-controlled areas, including West, South, and East Darfur, were marked in red.