The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) broke the siege on the SAF Headquarters in Khartoum on January 24 for the first time since the war began in April 2023 by linking up SAF units at the SAF Signal Corps and SAF Headquarters. 2/5
The SAF has been launching an offensive against the RSF in Khartoum since September 2024.
The recapture of Khartoum is a strategic objective for the SAF that supports the SAF’s grand strategic aim of establishing itself as the only legitimate power in Sudan. 3/5
SAF control over Khartoum would be a military victory for the SAF that would allow the SAF to consolidate control over the eastern bank of the Nile River and prepare for future offensives that aim to defeat the RSF militarily in its strongholds in western Sudan. 4/5
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The recapture of Khartoum is a strategic objective for the SAF that supports the SAF’s grand strategic aim of establishing itself as the only legitimate power in Sudan. 3/5