Sudan civil war: Army advances as it seek to recapture Khartoum

"Shrapnel and stray ammunition are falling on my neighbourhood," a doctor tells the BBC.

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"Shrapnel and stray ammunition are falling on my neighbourhood," a doctor we are calling Mustafa tells the BBC. "The clashes these days are heavy".

Key sites recaptured by the army this week include the mint – where money is printed.

At the time of writing, the RSF still controls most of Khartoum proper. Whereas the army now holds the majority of territory across the wider tripartite capital - meaning Omdurman, Bahri and Khartoum.

But, after winning back near total control of the crucial state of Gezira, the army believes it now has the momentum to take the capital too, and break the RSF's almost two-year siege.

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