The Sudanese army’s offensive across the Nile in the capital, Khartoum, was heralded by a sudden thunder of shelling and air strikes that reverberated through the darkness.

It appears to be the army's first major offensive to regain the capital since the war began last year.

Sudan’s army launched a major offensive to recapture the country’s capital from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The escalation comes despite US-led efforts to broker a ceasefire.

Khartoum, Sudan - September 29, 2024 Sudanese government forces skirmish with rebel Rapid Support Forces militias in the capital Khartoum.

STORY: This was the skyline in Khartoum on Thursday (September 26) as witnesses and military sources said Sudan's army had launched a major operation to regain ground.It is the biggest push here by the army since early in its 17-month war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces,

The head of Sudan's army said on Thursday he supports efforts to end the war in his country as long as the “occupation” by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces also ends. Conditions for peace include the RSF laying down its arms,

New fighting rocked Sudan's capital on Thursday with airstrikes and drone attacks in and around Khartoum amid a worsening cholera outbreak, officials said. Sudan's military launched an operation in the early hours of Thursday aimed at taking control of areas in the capital that had been in the hands of its enemy,