Sudanese army launches offensive to recapture Khartoum

Sources within the Sudanese military and witnesses at the scene say Sudan's army on Thursday launched an early morning offensive in the capital, Khartoum, against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in what appeared to be the army's biggest operation since the conflict began.

Reports from Khartoum say the army hit Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, positions in the capital with artillery and air strikes. The rebel g