Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan tours recaptured presidential palace in Khartoum

"Khartoum is free," says army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan after almost two years of occupation by the RSF.

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Surrounded by cheering soldiers at the venue - a significant symbol of absolute power and sovereignty - Burhan declared the capital "free" of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

"Khartoum is free, it's done," he said.

This is believed to be the first time Burhan has set foot in the presidential palace since the start of the war almost two years ago.

The military-led government was forced to move to Port Sudan on the Red Sea after the RSF seized control of the capital early in the war.

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