Battle of Khartoum

The Battle of Khartoum was a major strategic battle for control of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, with fighting in and around the city between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), as part of the civil war. The battle began on 15 April 2023, after the RSF captured Khartoum International Airport, several military bases, and the presidential palace in an attempted coup d'état, starting an escalating series of clashes. The battle was also the longest continuous battle in Sudanese history, the longest battle in an African capital ever, the longest in North African history and is one of the deadliest recorded battles in Sudanese and African history, with over 61,000 deaths. The battle was also marked by its gruelling urban warfare.

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1899	Anglo-Egyptian Sudan		Wikidata
area	region	1956	Republic of the Sudan		Wikidata
area	region	1969	Democratic Republic of Sudan		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1884	Siege of Khartoum	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of Omdurman	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1959	1959 Sudanese coup d'état attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1976	1976 Sudanese coup d'état attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1990	1990 Sudanese coup d'état attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2023	Battle of Khartoum	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2023	Battle of Omdurman (2023 onwards)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2023	May 2023 Mayo shelling	bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2023	June 2023 Yarmouk airstrike	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2023	September 2023 Khartoum airstrike	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2024	Bahri offensive	offensive, Sudanese Armed Forces, Rapid Support Forces	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2025	2025 Omdurman market attack	bombardment	Wikidata
event	war	2023	Sudanese Civil War (2023-present)	civil war, Sudanese Armed Forces, attempted coup d'état, Rapid Support Forces	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1959	Military Industry Corporation	arms industry, business	Wikidata