Army ends two-year siege of el-Obeid

The Sudanese army says it broke a two -year siege imposed by the RSF Rapid Forces in the main southern country of the man of the man.

This penetration came hours after RSF signed a political charter in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to establish a separatist government in areas under its control.

RSF and the army have been in an evil battle for power since April 2023, killing tens of thousands of people and forcing millions of their homes.

The battle divided the country, as the army controls the north and east, while RSF carries most of the Darfur region in the west and parts of the south.

Opeid, the capital of North Kordofan, is a strategic center linking the capital, khartoum, to Darfur. This is the latest army’s progress in recent weeks after restoring several parts of the hose from RSF.

There was joy in the streets where the Sudanese soldiers walked to the city.

A military spokesman, Nabil Abdullah, confirmed the gains in a statement, saying that the army forces destroyed the RSF units.

Finance Minister Jiber Ibrahim said that this step was a “huge step” in raising the RSF siege on the Kasheer, the capital of the Northern Darfur province, and will also allow humanitarian aid to Cordovan.

Sudanese civil society activist Dalia Abdel Dimmneim told the BBC New Zeree that the city’s restoration was “huge” and “mission”.

RSF “carried captive civilians for nearly two years” in the city.

She said the army was “making dangerous acts in terms of moving to the West, as RSF is mainly concentrated.”

Both the army and RSF were accused of committing serious atrocities against civilians during the war, with their leaders approved by the United States. In addition, RSF was accused of implementing the genocide in Darfur.

Both denies accusations.

Kenya hosted RSF last week, as it sought to form a parallel government that criticized some human rights groups.

On Sunday, Foreign Minister Sudan Ali Youssef said that his country “will not accept” any country that recognizes “a parallel government.”

In response, the Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that there is no “hidden motivation” in “providing non -partisan platforms for the parties to the conflict.”