Aljazeera published on 19 May 2026 an article titled "Khartoum's Slow Recovery amid Cautious Return" by Al-Nour Ahmed Al-Nour.
The article describes a capital city under the control of the Sudan Armed Forces that is slowly returning to life following three years of civil war that still rages elsewhere in the country. It describes which sections of the city are showing signs of revival.
The New York Times published on 21 March 2025 an article titled "Sudan's Military Retakes Presidential Palace in Devastated Capital" by Declan Walsh and Ivor Prickett.
The article describes and contains pictures of the devastation the war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has inflicted on Khartoum. The SAF now controls most of Khartoum and Omdurman across the White Nile from the capital. While Khartoum is a scene of devastation, markets and restaurants are bustling in Omdurman.
The International Crisis Group posted on 7 November 2024 a 32-minute podcast titled "Inside Sudan's Catastrophic Civil War" with Elissa Jobson and Mohanad Hashim, Sudanese journalist with the BBC.
Mohanad Hashim travelled by road from Port Sudan on the Red Sea to Omdurman, across the White Nile from Khartoum, escorted by troops from the Sudan Armed Forces. He provides insightful analysis of the situation in Sudan.
The devastation in this part of Sudan is near total. He said the younger generation of Sudanese believes a new Sudan needs to be formed; the previous generation of leaders is not up to the task. He concludes that neither side can win a military victory; it is a war of attrition.
The Washington Post posted on 19 July 2024 an article titled "Inside Sudan, Devastating Warfare Forces Desperate Choices" by Katharine Houreld and Hafiz Haroun.
Washington Post journalists visited 5 Sudanese cities accompanied by Sudanese officials. They interviewed numerous war survivors and provided a variety of photographs.
Aljazeera published on 7 June 2024 an article titled "Dozens Killed Near Sudan's Capital as UN Warns of Soaring Displacement."
An official with the International Organization of Migration said 9.9 million people are now displaced across Sudan. An official with the World Food Program added that Sudan is "on the verge of collapse."
The New York Times published on 5 June 2024 a photographic account titled "A War on the Nile Pushes Sudan Toward the Abyss" by reporter Declan Walsh and photographer Ivor Prickett.
Walsh and Prickett travelled from Port Sudan on the Red Sea to Khartoum and Omdurman, documenting the destruction along the way caused by the civil war. Few international reporters have been able to make their way to the capital region since the outbreak of conflict more than a year ago. The photographs underscore the mayhem that the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have imposed on Sudan.
The International Crisis Group (ICG) posted on 12 April 2024 a 44-minute podcast titled "What's Left of Sudan After a Year at War?"
ICG experts Shewit Woldemichael and Alan Boswell discuss with Richard Atwood the war in Sudan on the eve of its first anniversary. They review recent gains by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which appeared until recently to have the upper hand. They unpack the humanitarian crisis and the possibility of famine. They provide insights on the internal dynamics within the SAF, which increasingly rely on Islamist brigades and other armed groups, and the RSF.
They examine the role of outside powers, with Egypt supporting and Iran reportedly selling drones to the SAF, and the UAE widely thought to be arming the RSF. They discuss the challenges of getting the warring parties' leaders to engage in a peace process and the difficulties of returning Sudan to a civilian-led post-war transition. They conclude that Sudan has essentially collapsed.
Reuters published on 10 April 2024 an article titled "Sudan Civil War: Are Iranian Drones Helping the Army Gain Ground?" by Khalid Abdelaziz, Parisa Hafezi, and Aidan Lewis.
Iranian-made drones have helped the Sudan Armed Forces turn the tide of war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces by pinpointing positions in the Khartoum capital area for artillery strikes. In return, Iran gets a staging post on Sudan's Red Sea coast.
The Middle East News Agency published on 21 March 2024 an article titled "Sudan's Army Aims to Build on Khartoum Victories but Risks Overextending" by Hamza Hendawi.
Following a series of early military victories in the Khartoum capital region, Darfur in the west, and to the south of Khartoum by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) has recently had some limited military success in retaking ground from the RSF in Omdurman, across the Nile River from Khartoum. SAF generals now say they plan to retake territory across Sudan, although some observers argue that the Army may overextend its capability.
BBC TV ran a 6-minute clip on 19 March 2024 titled "Millions Face Starvation in Sudan as Warring Factions Block Aid Delivery."
This coverage is one of the few occasions when a Western media organization has reported recently from inside Sudan, including Khartoum and Omdurman. The clip makes the point that media coverage of the situation in Ukraine, Gaza, and now Haiti has drowned out the horrific situation in Sudan.
Aljazeera published on 15 March 2024 an article titled "Can the Sudanese Army Sustain Its Recent Battlefield Success?" by Mat Nashed.
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured on 12 March the national radio and television building in Omdurman from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The SAF's recent victory casts doubt on the RSF's ability to control Sudan but leaves open whether this is a turning point in the war.
Aljazeera posted on 8 March 2024 a 20-minute podcast titled "The Take: Sudan's New Normal" with Hiba Morgan, Aljazeera's correspondent resident in Omdurman.
Hiba Morgan is one of the very few journalists to remain in the Khartoum capital region and to continue reporting on the situation in Sudan. In this podcast, she describes her personal challenges and for many residents almost impossible conditions of living in an urban area frequently subject to artillery fire between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The Wall Street Journal published on 6 March 2024 an article titled "Ukraine Is Now Fighting Russia in Sudan" by Ian Lovett, Nikita Nikolaienko, and Nicholas Bariyo.
A group of about 100 Ukrainian commandos are in Sudan fighting on behalf of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has the support of Russian troops originally with the Wagner Group and now controlled by the ministry of defense. The Ukrainian commandos are also training and supplying advanced weapons to the SAF troops.
Comment: The small number of Ukrainian commandos appear to be confined to fighting in the Khartoum capital region where they rarely come in contact with Russian forces who tend to stay out of direct combat and are primarily located in western Sudan.
Aljazeera published on 11 November 2023 an article titled "'Like a Horror Movie': The Men Defending Their Homes in Sudan's Bloody War" by Anson Zhang.
This article describes the horrors of living today in the Khartoum capital region where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces control most of the tri-city area.
The New York Times published on 11 July 2023 an article titled "Sudanese City Becomes Center of 'New Phase' of War" by Abdi Latif Dahir.
Omdurman, across the Nile River from Khartoum, has become the center for some of the most fierce fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Efforts to mediate the conflict appear to be going nowhere.
Aljazeera published on 4 July 2023 an article titled "Fighting Rages in Sudan as Army Tries to Cut RSF Supply Lines."
Heavy fighting has resumed in Omdurman, across the Nile River from Khartoum, as the Sudan Armed Forces tries to prevent the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which is strong in Omdurman, from reinforcing with troops from Darfur and Kordofan.
