In Sudan war, military victories come at a cost to civilians

The Sudanese army General Command building bears traces of artillery shelling in Khartoum, Sudan on January 26, 2025. 

Photo credit: Reuters

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) often accuses its war enemy the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), of committing atrocities on civilians. So it was hoped that as they win back territories, civilians would have some respite.

But so far that hasn’t been the case. In the past three weeks, the SAF have upended the territorial control, especially in Omdurman and Gezira state, two critical regions near the capital Khartoum.