Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Palestinian platforms: Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under the protection of the occupation police
Palestinian platforms: The IOF detonated a booby-trapped robot east of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City
Syrian Defense: We call on all parties in Sweida to cooperate with security forces and exercise restraint
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: It has not yet been determined whether the detainees belong to ISIS or another organization
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Around 10 people of different nationalities, including Lebanese nationals, were detained
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese army arrested a number of people in the Matn area of Mount Lebanon with possession it has not disclosed
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: We have strong indications that there are martyrs, injuries, and trapped people in the Salah al-Din area
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Citizens should avoid Salah al-Din Street because anyone who approaches it is at risk of being directly targeted
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Reality is that there is a very limited retreat of the vehicles, with the occupation forces providing cover undeer fire up to Salah al-Din Street

Massive explosion sounds near army HQ in Sudanese capital

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 29 Jun 2023 22:52
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

The capital Khartoum shakes after an explosion detonated near the army headquarters.

  • x
  • Smoke billows in the distance in Khartoum on May 22, 2023, as fighting between two rival generals persists. (AFP)
    Smoke billows in the distance in Khartoum on May 22, 2023, as fighting between two rival generals persists. (AFP)

Residents in Khartoum say they heard a large explosion near Sudan's army headquarters on Thursday, as fighting between rival groups continues despite modest holiday hopes.

Despite separate unilateral truces called for by the fighting generals for the holiday, huge columns of smoke emerged from the region of the military complex in the capital's heart on the second day of the Muslim feast of Eid Al-Adha.

Since mid-April, deadly combat between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has confined millions of Khartoum citizens, forcing them to ration electricity and water in the stifling heat.

Residents seven kilometers distant "felt the tremor in their walls," one of them told AFP. The source of the explosion could not be determined immediately, and there was no information on injuries.

In northwest Khartoum, army fighter jets launched “air strikes on RSF troops," witnesses said.

According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, the horrific struggle between Al-Burhan and his former deputy, RSF leader Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo, has killed at least 2,800 people.

Read next: Sudan: A borderless conflict

The figure is cautious, with many of the injured unable to reach medical facilities and bodies left to fester on the streets of Khartoum and the western area of Darfur, where most of the bloodshed has taken place.

The violence has forced 645,000 people to escape across borders, with an additional 2.2 million displaced within the country, according to the UN

Related News

Gaza rescue teams paralyzed by fuel crisis, death toll mounts

UN warns of climate-driven health crisis for aging populations

Experts believe both sides refuse to negotiate before claiming military advantage, and the combat, which began on April 15, shows no signs of abating.

Al-Burhan last week urged Sudanese "youth and all those able to defend" to join the military in fighting the "existential threat" presented by the RSF.

Civilians have generally rejected the appeal, heightening concerns that what began as a power struggle between generals is escalating into civil war.

The UN has warned that RSF and allied militia attacks in Darfur could amount to "crimes against humanity."

Read next: Sudan fighting renewed minutes after latest ceasefire comes to an end

Two days earlier, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a unilateral ceasefire during the Eid Al-Adha Islamic holiday, effective on Tuesday and Wednesday.

RSF chief General Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo made the announcement in an audio recording broadcast on a major Saudi media outlet.

On the same day, the Sudanese army faced a multi-front challenge after losing a Khartoum police headquarters to the RSF in a battle that killed at least 14 civilians.

The RSF, which since mid-April has been fighting Sudan's regular army, announced late Sunday a "victory in the battle for the police HQ" of the Central Reserve paramilitary police. "The headquarters is under our complete control... and we have seized a large number of vehicles, arms, and munitions," the RSF claimed in a statement.

Likewise, the Sudanese army declared, in a televised address, a "unilateral" ceasefire on the first day of Eid.

Read next: 125 Sudanese detainees released under ICRC mediation

  • United Nations
  • Khartoum
  • Sudan

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS