The Sudanese army has regained control of a key highway linking Khartoum with the flashpoint city of El-Obeid, which has been under siege by the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Latest battlefield triumph secures vital supply route to army-held Al Obeid

On Monday, two military sources reported that the army regained control of a crucial highway linking the country’s capital to the city of El-Obeid.