Xinhua News Agency, Khartoum, April 14th　News Background | Major Events of the Second Anniversary of the Armed Conflict in Sudan

  Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Meng

  The armed conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the Sudanese rapid support force that broke out on April 15, 2023 has been delayed to this day, affecting 15 of the 18 states in the territory, and the ceasefire dialogue has stalled. The two-year armed conflict has killed approximately 29,700 people in Sudan and displaced more than 12.85 million people.

  The following are the main events since the outbreak of the armed conflict in Sudan:

  2023

  On April 15, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces had an armed conflict in many places in the capital Khartoum. Local media and observers generally believe that political disagreement between Sudan’s Rapid Support Force leader Dagalo and Sudan’s Sovereignty Committee Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Buhrhan. The conflict may have been caused by the fact that the Rapid Support Force is dissatisfied with the arrangements to be incorporated into the Army.

  On May 20, with the mediation of Saudi Arabia and the United States, representatives of the Sudanese armed forces and rapid support forces signed an agreement in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Jeddah, agreeing to implement a short-term ceasefire and make arrangements for humanitarian actions.

  On May 31, the Sudanese Armed Forces announced that it had suspended dialogue with the Rapid Support Force on the ceasefire and opening of assistance channels, citing repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement. The Rapid Support Force issued a statement to refute this statement, accusing the Sudanese armed forces of being the party that repeatedly broke the contract.

  On December 3, Saudi Arabia and other mediators suspended negotiations between the Saudi city of Jeddah indefinitely due to the failure of the two sides to implement the agreement reached earlier, including establishing communication channels and withdrawing troops from major cities.

  2024

  On May 10, Sudan's rapid support forces began to siege Fahir, the capital of Northern Darfur State. The Sudanese armed forces joined forces with local armed forces to launch fierce battles with the Sudanese rapid support forces. Northern Darfur is the only state among the five states in the Darfur region in western Sudan that is not controlled by the Sudan Rapid Support Force.

  On July 11, at the invitation of the United Nations, the two sides of the Sudan conflict held an indirect dialogue on issues such as humanitarian assistance and the protection of civilians in Geneva, Switzerland, and the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Sudan, Ramdan Ramamla, passed the message as an intermediary. The dialogue failed to reach any agreement.

  On August 14, a new round of ceasefire dialogue between the two sides of the Sudan conflict chaired by the United States was launched in Geneva. The Sudan Rapid Support Force sent a delegation to participate in the dialogue, but the Sudanese Armed Forces did not send a delegation.

  On September 26, the Sudanese armed forces launched an attack on Sudan's Rapid Support Forces in several areas controlled by Khartoum. This is the beginning of the armed forces' counter-defense and offensive operations and launching large-scale military operations.

  On November 23, the Sudanese government announced the recovery of Sinja, the capital of Senar State in the central region.

  2025

  On January 11, the Sudanese armed forces announced the recovery of Wadmaidani, the capital of the central Jezira State.

  On February 8, Burhan, Chairman of the Sudan Sovereignty Commission and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, announced that a "caretaker government" or "wartime government" would be formed to complete the transitional tasks and assist in the completion of the remaining military operations of "clearing rebels in Sudan".

  On February 22, the Sudanese Rapid Support Force and its allied political forces signed the "Founder Charter" at a closed-door meeting in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, paving the way for the formation of a "Peace and Solidarity Government" in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Force. Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Yusuf later said that Sudan refused any country to recognize the so-called "parallel government".

  On March 21, the Sudanese armed forces announced that they had full control of the presidential palace located in the center of Khartoum. Since the armed conflict broke out in April 2023, the Presidential Palace has been controlled by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces.

  On March 22, the Sudanese Armed Forces announced the control of several important locations such as the National Intelligence Agency headquarters and the Sudan Bank (Central Bank) located in the center of Khartoum.

  On March 26, the Sudanese Armed Forces announced control of Khartoum International Airport and the main camps of the Sudan Rapid Support Forces in the Jebel Auria region, the last major stronghold in southern Khartoum.

  On March 29, Burhan delivered a televised speech saying that the Sudanese armed forces "do not forgive, compromise, and negotiate", and the path to ending the war and achieving peace is very clear: either the Sudanese rapid support forces put down their weapons or continue to fight.

  On March 30, Sudan's rapid support force leader Dagalo admitted that his troops had withdrawn from the capital area Khartoum City and said the withdrawal was to redeploy the troops in the capital area Ntuman City.

[Editor in charge: Liu Ziya]