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The support publishes a video of a military “surrender” at the headquarters of the general command

May 8, 2023

The official Rapid Support Forces Facebook page posted a video it said showed members of the armed forces inside the General Command headquarters surrendering to the Rapid Support Forces.

And the Sudanese army announced on Sunday that the “operational situation is stable” in all the cities of the country, which have known for 3 weeks an armed conflict between it and the Rapid Support Forces.

Despite this, the army referred to “some skirmishes with the rebel militia (referring to the Rapid Support Forces), which are spread in parts of the three capital cities (Khartoum, Omdurman and Khartoum North)”.

The army announced the arrest of several militants from the support forces and the flight of another group to the west of the country in 40 vehicles.

Jeddah talks

These developments coincide with the Saudi city of Jeddah hosting representatives from both sides of the conflict, to discuss ways to end the crisis.

The Jeddah talks are part of a Saudi-American initiative, which is the first serious attempt to end the fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has transformed parts of the capital, Khartoum , in war zones, and caused hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of people to flee.

As mediators seek to find a path to peace, both sides in the conflict have made it clear that they will only discuss a humanitarian truce and not an end to the war.

On Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, arrived in Jeddah for talks with both sides.

Since April 15, fighting in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has left hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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