Army units fired celebratory gunshots into the air after securing the symbolic seat of power, signaling a significant blow to RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemedti.
The SAF also announced that they had retaken large swaths of Khartoum from RSF control, continuing a weeks-long counteroffensive that has seen government troops recapture Khartoum North and the East Nile district.
Despite the gains, RSF fighters remain entrenched in southern parts of both Khartoum and its twin city, Omdurman, on the opposite bank of the White Nile, where the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
Since war erupted between the former allies-turned-rivals, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and more than 12 million forced to flee their homes, around 3.5 million as refugees in neighboring countries including Rwanda.
The conflict has devastated urban centers, collapsed public services, and triggered one of the world's worst displacement and humanitarian crises.
Reports indicate that RSF fighters and allied militias have raided homes in eastern Khartoum, carrying out summary killings, arbitrary detentions, and looting of essential supplies from community kitchens and medical clinics.
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has also received 'worrying allegations of sexual violence in the Al Giraif Gharb neighbourhood,' according to spokesperson Seif Magango.
Meanwhile, SAF-affiliated fighters have reportedly engaged in similar looting and criminal activities in Khartoum North (Bahri) and East Nile, with widespread arbitrary arrests ongoing in the latter, raising concerns over lawlessness and reprisal violence on both sides.
Residential areas across Omdurman and Khartoum are increasingly being targeted, contributing to a growing humanitarian crisis. Aid agencies report severe shortages of food, medicine, and safe shelter, as fighting continues to displace tens of thousands and cripple essential services.
As the army consolidates its hold over the heart of the capital, local authorities are shifting focus to recovery and reconstruction.
Khartoum State Governor Ahmed Osman Hamza met with Minister of Urban Development, Roads, and Bridges Salah Hamid Ismail to coordinate efforts to repair vital infrastructure damaged during the conflict, particularly the Shambat and Halfaya bridges linking Khartoum and Omdurman.
To prevent further deterioration, the government has restricted heavy trucks from using the Halfaya Bridge. Governor Hamza also called for expedited maintenance in coordination with the Turkish firm overseeing reconstruction work.
Minister Ismail reaffirmed his ministry's commitment to rebuilding war-torn infrastructure and announced the symbolic relocation of the ministry's headquarters back to Khartoum.
This move marks the first federal institution to officially resume operations in the capital since the outbreak of the civil conflict in 2023.
While the SAF's recapture of the Presidential palace marks a symbolic victory, reports of continued violence and worsening humanitarian conditions underscore the fragile and volatile state of Sudan's capital and the wider country.
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