The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group’s head acknowledged in a speech on Sunday that the group had retreated from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. The group had controlled the city for almost two years during the civil war. This confession came after the Sudanese army announced that Khartoum was now free of militia control. Despite the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, previously stating there would be “no retreat and no surrender” and claiming their forces had “repositioned” after rival army forces retook the capital, Dagalo confirmed their departure from Khartoum but vowed to return with “even stronger determination.” The withdrawal of the RSF signifies a pivotal moment in Sudan’s civil war. Dagalo dismissed any prospects of negotiations or agreements with the Sudanese army, stating that his group communicates “only through the language of arms.” The conflict has led to the world’s most severe hunger and displacement crisis, according to the United Nations, with over 12 million people displaced and tens of thousands killed, and parts of the country experiencing famine.

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