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The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has acknowledged the paramilitary has retreated from the capital Khartoum as it warned the fighting against the Sudanese army was not over.
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, on Sunday conceded in an audio message on the Telegram app that his forces had left the capital last week as the army consolidated its gains.
“It’s true that in the past few days there was a withdrawal by forces]from Khartoum] to reposition in Omdurman. This was a tactical decision made by the leadership. It was a collective decision”, said Dagalo.
However, he pledged to return to Khartoum “stronger, more powerful and victorious”.
“All those who think that there are negotiations or agreements in process with this diabolical movement are mistaken”, he continued, in reference to the army. “We have neither agreement nor discussion with them – only the language of arms”.
Hemedti’s comments came as the Sudanese army continued to consolidate its gains, taking control on Saturday of a major market in Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city, which had previously been used by the RSF to launch attacks.
The army already controlled most of Omdurman, home to two large military bases. It appears intent on securing the entire capital area, which is made up of the three cities of Khartoum, Omdurman and Khartoum North, divided by branches of the River Nile.
The RSF still hold some territory in Omdurman.
Meanwhile, Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday also pledged not to back down, after a decisive blitz over the past few weeks in which the army reclaimed the presidential palace, the war-damaged airport and other key sites in the city centre.
“We will neither forgive, nor compromise, nor negotiate”, al-Burhan said, adding that victory would only be complete when “the last rebel has been eradicated from the last corner of Sudan”.
The two-year civil war is the result of a power struggle between the army and the RSF before a planned transition to civilian rule.
The war has created what the United Nations describes as the world’s worst hunger and displacement crises. More than 12 million people have been uprooted, tens of thousands killed, and a UN-backed assessment declared famine in parts of the country.
Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic sealed his second Volta a Catalunya title in three years with victory in the seventh and final stage in Barcelona.
Roglic, who won the Volta in 2023, finished 14 seconds clear of Belgian duo Laurens de Plus and Lennert van Eetvelt over the 88km route.
The 35-year-old Red-Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider started the day one second behind Spain’s Enric Mas in the general classification, but finished top by 28 seconds ahead of Mas ‘ compatriot Juan Ayuso.
“Beautiful – I had great fun here”, said Roglic.
“I figured it out, I’m ready, the legs are ready so I was pretty much enjoying this week.
” A bit of holidays and then slowly start to build up towards the Giro]d’Italia]. “
Britain’s Simon Yates finished eighth in the final stage, 19 seconds behind Roglic, and ninth in the general classification, one minute 46 seconds adrift.
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) 1hrs 58mins 27secs
2. Laurens De Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) + 14sec
3. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Cycling Team) + 14sec
4. Dorian Godon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) + 19sec
5. Sylvain Moniquet (Bel/Cofidis) + 19sec
6. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita/XDS Astana Team) + 19sec
7. Corbin Strong (NZ/Israel-Premier Tech) + 19sec
8. Simon Yates (GB/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) + 19sec
9. Rudy Molard (Fre/Groupama-FDJ) + 19sec
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) 24hrs 46mins 21secs
2. Juan Ayuso (Spa/AE Team Emirates-XRG) + 28sec
3. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) + 53sec
4. Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-QuickStep) + 54sec
5. Lenny Martinez (Fra/Bahrain Victorious) + one min
6. Laurens De Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) + one min 20sec
7. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) + one min 31sec
8. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Cycling Team) + one min 33 sec
9. Simon Yates (GB/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) + one min 46sec
Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic sealed his second Volta a Catalunya title in three years with victory in the seventh and final stage in Barcelona.
Roglic, who won the Volta in 2023, finished 14 seconds clear of Belgian duo Laurens de Plus and Lennert van Eetvelt over the 88km route.
The 35-year-old Red-Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider started the day one second behind Spain’s Enric Mas in the general classification, but finished top by 28 seconds ahead of Mas ‘ compatriot Juan Ayuso.
“Beautiful – I had great fun here”, said Roglic.
“I figured it out, I’m ready, the legs are ready so I was pretty much enjoying this week.
” A bit of holidays and then slowly start to build up towards the Giro]d’Italia]. “
Britain’s Simon Yates finished eighth in the final stage, 19 seconds behind Roglic, and ninth in the general classification, one minute 46 seconds adrift.
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) 1hrs 58mins 27secs
2. Laurens De Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) + 14sec
3. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Cycling Team) + 14sec
4. Dorian Godon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) + 19sec
5. Sylvain Moniquet (Bel/Cofidis) + 19sec
6. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita/XDS Astana Team) + 19sec
7. Corbin Strong (NZ/Israel-Premier Tech) + 19sec
8. Simon Yates (GB/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) + 19sec
9. Rudy Molard (Fre/Groupama-FDJ) + 19sec
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) 24hrs 46mins 21secs
2. Juan Ayuso (Spa/AE Team Emirates-XRG) + 28sec
3. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) + 53sec
4. Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-QuickStep) + 54sec
5. Lenny Martinez (Fra/Bahrain Victorious) + one min
6. Laurens De Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) + one min 20sec
7. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) + one min 31sec
8. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Cycling Team) + one min 33 sec
9. Simon Yates (GB/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) + one min 46sec
Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic sealed his second Volta a Catalunya title in three years with victory in the seventh and final stage in Barcelona.
Roglic, who won the Volta in 2023, finished 14 seconds clear of Belgian duo Laurens de Plus and Lennert van Eetvelt over the 88km route.
The 35-year-old Red-Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider started the day one second behind Spain’s Enric Mas in the general classification, but finished top by 28 seconds ahead of Mas ‘ compatriot Juan Ayuso.
“Beautiful – I had great fun here”, said Roglic.
“I figured it out, I’m ready, the legs are ready so I was pretty much enjoying this week.
” A bit of holidays and then slowly start to build up towards the Giro]d’Italia]. “
Britain’s Simon Yates finished eighth in the final stage, 19 seconds behind Roglic, and ninth in the general classification, one minute 46 seconds adrift.
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) 1hrs 58mins 27secs
2. Laurens De Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) + 14sec
3. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Cycling Team) + 14sec
4. Dorian Godon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) + 19sec
5. Sylvain Moniquet (Bel/Cofidis) + 19sec
6. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita/XDS Astana Team) + 19sec
7. Corbin Strong (NZ/Israel-Premier Tech) + 19sec
8. Simon Yates (GB/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) + 19sec
9. Rudy Molard (Fre/Groupama-FDJ) + 19sec
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) 24hrs 46mins 21secs
2. Juan Ayuso (Spa/AE Team Emirates-XRG) + 28sec
3. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) + 53sec
4. Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-QuickStep) + 54sec
5. Lenny Martinez (Fra/Bahrain Victorious) + one min
6. Laurens De Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) + one min 20sec
7. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) + one min 31sec
8. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Cycling Team) + one min 33 sec
9. Simon Yates (GB/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) + one min 46sec
Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic sealed his second Volta a Catalunya title in three years with victory in the seventh and final stage in Barcelona.
Roglic, who won the Volta in 2023, finished 14 seconds clear of Belgian duo Laurens de Plus and Lennert van Eetvelt over the 88km route.
The 35-year-old Red-Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider started the day one second behind Spain’s Enric Mas in the general classification, but finished top by 28 seconds ahead of Mas ‘ compatriot Juan Ayuso.
“Beautiful – I had great fun here”, said Roglic.
“I figured it out, I’m ready, the legs are ready so I was pretty much enjoying this week.
” A bit of holidays and then slowly start to build up towards the Giro]d’Italia]. “
Britain’s Simon Yates finished eighth in the final stage, 19 seconds behind Roglic, and ninth in the general classification, one minute 46 seconds adrift.
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) 1hrs 58mins 27secs
2. Laurens De Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) + 14sec
3. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Cycling Team) + 14sec
4. Dorian Godon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) + 19sec
5. Sylvain Moniquet (Bel/Cofidis) + 19sec
6. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita/XDS Astana Team) + 19sec
7. Corbin Strong (NZ/Israel-Premier Tech) + 19sec
8. Simon Yates (GB/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) + 19sec
9. Rudy Molard (Fre/Groupama-FDJ) + 19sec
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) 24hrs 46mins 21secs
2. Juan Ayuso (Spa/AE Team Emirates-XRG) + 28sec
3. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) + 53sec
4. Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-QuickStep) + 54sec
5. Lenny Martinez (Fra/Bahrain Victorious) + one min
6. Laurens De Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) + one min 20sec
7. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) + one min 31sec
8. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Cycling Team) + one min 33 sec
9. Simon Yates (GB/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) + one min 46sec