The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have cleared Khartoum State of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after capturing Salha, one of the last remaining RSF strongholds in Omdurman’s southern parts.
This advance follows the Sudanese army’s successful push into the capital region from neighboring Al Jazira and River Nile State, culminating in their control of the entire Khartoum locality in late March.
The capture of Salha marks a critical phase in the SAF’s long-standing objective of liberating Khartoum State from the RSF, which had taken control of nearly all of the capital during the early months of the conflict.
With this development, the focus of the war now shifts to Sudan’s western regions, particularly Kordofan and Darfur, which are both the home region of the paramilitary group’s forces.
Salha was the site of a horrific massacre last month in which the RSF executed between 25 to 30 unarmed detainees, as documented in filmed footage geolocated to the area by Sudan War Monitor at the time.
In the past week, SAF forces launched a two-pronged assault on Salha, advancing from the north to capture Omdurman Islamic University, a key fortification located between Salha and Muhandisin, and this morning storming into Salha itself.
The Sudanese military’s ground troops entered Salha from the north at around 8:00 AM, meeting up with units advancing from White Nile State by afternoon at villages located to the west of Jebel Awlia.
