KHARTOUM, Mar 21: The Sudanese army recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces on Friday, dealing a major blow to the paramilitaries who responded with deadly drone attacks.
State television had broadcast scenes of fighters celebrating in the palace, before three of its journalists were killed in a drone strike, according to an army source.
They were "covering the army retaking the Republican Palace" when an RSF one-way attack drone struck the complex, also killing or wounding a number of army personnel, the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
In a statement shared to Telegram, the RSF said it had launched a "lightning operation" around the palace which "killed more than 89 enemy personnel and destroyed various military vehicles".
"The battle for the Republican Palace is not over yet," the RSF vowed.
Witnesses reported multiple drones targeting the area, where soldiers had celebrated through the blackened halls of the palace. �"AFP
