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.

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

In the early morning of September 26, Sudan’s army launched a major offensive to capture the capital Khartoum from the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Local outlets reported that the army sent in several infantry formations that crossed vital bridges that connect Omdurman to Khartoum,