Sudan army chief declares capital 'free' from inside presidential palace

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00:00We can bring you the latest up from Sudan now the army there says it's taken back the international airport

00:05Forces of the army chief general abdul fattah al burhan have reportedly made what is seen as an extremely important gain

00:13Pushing out the rebel rapid support forces or rsf

00:17and then these images emerged al burhan filmed inside the presidential palace the

00:23Civil war in sudan has been raging since april 2023

00:26It now appears to be entering a different phase with the rebels driven out of the capital

00:31Khartoum has been liberated. That's the message of the state army

00:37Let's bring in our correspondent and naba mohideen joining us live from khartoum for more on the situation

00:42Good evening to you naba. What can you actually confirm for us about the situation right now?

00:48Um, actually martha right now i'm in for sudan the temporary capital of sudan as the situation right now

00:54As you can hear in the background people are celebrating the great victory by the sudanese military

00:59After recapturing the khartoum airport and also all of the neighborhoods in eastern khartoum southern khartoum central khartoum

01:06Uh, you can I can hear right now people are celebrating

01:10Women are chanting and people are right now are full of the freedom for sudan not only in this estate in the red sea

01:17but also in every state because the sudanese army and the

01:22the state of khartoum authorities confirmed that

01:25rsf has

01:27Withdraw from the capital totally and right now people are waiting for the moment that they can return home

01:33So yes, uh, I can confirm that the airport is

01:37Recaptured by the sudanese army and also all of the neighborhoods according to emergency rooms and the committees

01:44neighborhood committees and civilians on the ground so people right now are celebrating and now we are

01:50Awaiting for the official announcement by the military so people can go back home to khartoum very soon

01:56Now, but can you tell us what this meals means in the broader sense for the civil war because khartoum liberated?

02:02But in other places, of course, perhaps the conflict is continuing. Can you clarify for us what the situation is?

02:09Uh, actually mark yesterday, uh, there are two scenarios for the war right now whether the war ends here

02:15As rsf right now is weaker than before or right now

02:19They are on the back foot

02:20But also there is another scenario that the war shall extend I shall I shall be longer and deeper in in that war because rsf

02:28Not uh, give up, uh retaking, uh north and north

02:33Right now they are

02:34Uh mark, they are controlling foreign states out of party states in that war

02:38The escalation is very big in that war, especially in al-kashir where it's the last stronghold for the army and allied groups

02:45So there is a scenario for an open war a more extended war

02:49Uh, there is also another scenario that the war shall end in khartoum

02:53But it will morph into that war which is sad for the country and for the unity of sudan

02:57but we don't know what the

03:00Are holding for the sudanese people, but hopefully the war

03:04I can the two warring parties can negotiate on this situation and can put the gun for for

03:10For the sake for millions of sudanese people who are awaiting to return to their homes

03:14People in darfur in khartoum in central sudan and everywhere mark this conflict number broke out on the 15th of april

03:222023 since then so many people have been

03:26Affected by this their lives changed many have fled the country. So many millions are displaced within the borders

03:32Can you tell us more about the humanitarian situation right now the impact this has had on the sudanese people?

03:39Uh, actually mark the impact is really big not only for the displaced people or people are seeking youth in other countries

03:46But also for everyone like personally, uh right now i'm separated from my family some of my family are using my family members are

03:54Staying in egypt. Some of them are staying in united arab emirates. We can't

03:58Reunite because of the war because of the conflict and because of the loose security

04:03So yes, it's impacting everyone and deeply impacted

04:07Every sudanese people regarding the displaced people and the people who are sitting in here in neighboring countries like chad

04:14Egypt south sudan eritrea ethiopia and libya

04:17Uh, this moment is really important for them because khartoum the capital joins over 8 million sudanese people

04:24Uh before the war, uh, it's the biggest industrial hub for millions of people, uh who are uh,

04:31Working there in khartoum and who are living there in khartoum. So this moment is really important but uh

04:38Answering your question about the humanitarian situation, it remains very dire mark

04:42Even if the conflict ends right now in khartoum or elsewhere the humanitarian situation will

04:48Will be dire or more dire and we can say it's beyond dire as there is 30 million people right now are facing the threat

04:55of a famine according to the united states, so, uh,

04:59To to the united nations and also many countries warn, uh that the humanitarian situation will deteriorate further

05:06So if the conflict ends in khartoum in darfur or elsewhere sudan need

05:12More time to recover and people need more time so they can return home. And first of all, they need aid

05:17They need help. They need food and refugees and idbs need a safe road

05:23To to return to their home and villages and camps again

05:28Thank you for bringing us up to date with the situation and confirming for us what uh, we've been hearing that

05:33Khartoum is liberated by the state troops. The rebels have been forced out

05:37But as you say, the war not yet resolved and of course that problem of famine

05:43On the horizon as identified by the united nations. Thank you for bringing us up to date

05:48In sudan and I hope you and your family are reunited soon. Thank you for joining us and thank you for your time now

05:54But do take care

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