Battle of Khartoum (2023–present)

Battle of Khartoum
	Part of the war in Sudan
	; Situation in and around Khartoum and Omdurman as of February 2024 Sudanese Armed Forces presence Rapid Support Forces presence Contested (most likely with RSF presence)
Date	15 April 2023 – present; (1 year and 5 days)
Location	Khartoum and proximity, Khartoum State, Sudan
Status	Ongoing SAF in control of most of the Khartoum state since January 2024; Sudanese government relocates to Port Sudan.;
Belligerents
Sudanese Armed Forces 18th Infantry Division; Central Reserve Forces; Al-Bara' ibn Malik Brigade;	Rapid Support Forces Earthquake Division;
Commanders and leaders
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; Malik Agar; Shams al-Din Kabbashi; Yasser al-Atta; Ibrahim Karima; Abdelrahman El Tayeb †	Hemedti; Abdelrahim Dagalo
Strength
Unknown	66,625 people (April 14, per SAF) 27,135 fighters; 39,490 recruits; 1,950 vehicles; 104 armored personnel carriers; 171 vehicles with machine guns
Casualties and losses
30+ killed	Unknown
	Thousands killed; 229 missing (as of May 22)

The battle of Khartoum is an ongoing battle for control of Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, with fighting in and around the city between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the Sudanese Armed Forces. The battle began on 15 April 2023, after the RSF captured Khartoum International Airport, several military bases, and the presidential palace, starting an escalating series of clashes.

It was initially reported that tensions rose in Khartoum and Merowe on 13 April 2023, when RSF forces mobilized. In response, the SAF issued a statement saying "There is a possibility of confrontation between SAF and RSF forces" introducing fears of a wider conflict. In the evening of 14 April 2023, RSF forces assaulted the Khartoum International Airport, a military base, and the presidential palace. The fighting spread from Khartoum into its suburbs, primarily Omdurman where its bridge on the White Nile was largely captured by the RSF forces.

By 28 April, there had been more than 500 civilian deaths in Khartoum, including an Indian citizen, an Iraqi citizen, an Egyptian civilian, and a Sudanese-American man travelling with his family.

The battle has been marked by gruelling urban warfare.

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