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Sudanese army controls presidential palace in central Khartoum

Khartoum, Mar 21 (UNI) The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according to official Sudan TV.
The SAF forces "managed to crush the remnants of the militia in the central areas of Khartoum, including the Al Souq Al-Arabi Market, the Republican Palace buildings and the ministries," SAF spokesman Nabil Abdalla announced in a televised statement.
"Our forces have completely destroyed the enemy's personnel and equipment and seized large quantities of its equipment and weapons in the mentioned areas," he said.
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