Sudanese Media Forum: Joint News Room Prepared and Edited by: Sudan Tribune January 8, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army is making slow but steady progress in Khartoum state, particularly in northern Khartoum Bahri, where it is engaged in intense clashes with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Amidst the fighting, the army is also working to evacuate civilians caught in the crossfire. In Bahri, the army has advanced through the Shambat suburb, utilizing a strategy of manoeuvring through side streets to avoid RSF snipers positioned in high-rises along main roads like Al-Mo'na and Al-Inqaz. This tactic, similar to one used to break the RSF siege on the army's Engineering Corps in Omdurman, aims to isolate snipers and force their surrender or retreat. The army has now reached a street separating Al-Safiya from Shambat, securing key locations like Al-Hijaz towers and Al-Mashreq University. With each southward push, the army is evacuating civilians from Shambat to safer areas like Al-Droushab and Al-Kadaro. These operations are extremely dangerous, with soldiers often working under direct RSF sniper fire. In some places, the warring factions are separated by as little as 200 meters. Army tactics and RSF defences Early in the conflict, the army …
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