Sudan army launch major Khartoum offensive 

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have launched a major ground offensive, supported by artillery and airstrikes, in key areas of Khartoum, according to reports earlier today. Pro-SAF sources claim the army has seized control of three vital bridges, Halfaya Bridge connecting Omdurman to Khartoum North (Khartoum Bahri), the Blue Nile Bridge (Iron Bridge) linking old Omdurman to Khartoum, and the White Nile Bridge between El Fitihab in Omdurman and Khartoum.

Additionally, they reported neutralising the El Mak Nimir Bridge near the Republican Palace. Airstrikes were reportedly carried out in El Soug El Markazi (the Central Market, in southern Khartoum), El Mogran (where the two Niles meet), and Khartoum Bahri.

In southern Omdurman’s El Salha neighbourhood, controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses described heavy artillery fire and aerial bombardments from early morning. Mohamed Kandasha, a spokesperson for the Southern Belt Emergency Room, stated on Facebook that the wholesale market, the El Soug El Markazi, closed as strikes intensified, sending residents fleeing in panic.

Resistance committees in Khartoum confirmed fierce artillery exchanges near the army’s general command and warned residents in Burri to remain indoors.

The army also claimed it had retaken University of Khartoum, with hundreds of RSF fighters reportedly killed in the assault.

Footage circulating online shows SAF forces crossing two key bridges in Khartoum Bahri and converging with troops from El Kadaro, advancing towards the El Rayhan Eye Hospital. SAF soldiers also posted a video from one of the captured bridges, marking the first time since the conflict began that the army has secured a key route between Bahri and Omdurman.

El basha Tabiqg, an advisor to the RSF commander, denied these claims in a post on his X account (formerly Twitter), saying RSF troops repelled army attempts to cross Halfaya Bridge, as well as advances on the Iron and El Fitihab bridges. Tabig later stated that RSF forces destroyed SAF units attempting to cross into Khartoum via the Iron Bridge.

Despite reports of SAF advances, senior military sources urged caution, noting that no definitive victory has been declared yet, as battles continue to rage.

This is a developing situation, with further updates expected as fighting continues.