Sudan Pulls Troops from Khartoum

(MENAFN) Sudan’s interim administration has declared the withdrawal of military forces from the capital, Khartoum. The decision is intended to allow civilians who had escaped the city to come back after over two years of a harsh internal conflict that has ravaged the nation.

Over 3,000 soldiers, accounting for 98% of the country’s military units, have been pulled back and redeployed outside Khartoum State, stated Ibrahim Jaber, the head of the body responsible for the city’s recovery, during a press briefing on Sunday, according to local reports.

“Work is underway to relocate the remaining forces… Police... have been deployed in concentration camps; all report offices and public service centers have been opened,” a news agency cited Jaber as saying.

According to the outlet, law enforcement has been positioned at 13 vital checkpoints to enhance safety, while humanitarian convoys have started entering.

The troop withdrawal is reportedly linked to growing instability caused by militias and undisciplined elements, with residents across the capital’s seven districts complaining of constant thefts and plundering.

Sudan has been engulfed in violent clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023.

Both sides are struggling for dominance amid a halted shift toward civilian governance.

The country is enduring what the UN has described as the globe’s worst humanitarian disaster, with thousands of casualties.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) revealed that as of this month, 11,918,777 individuals have been forcibly displaced nationwide.

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