Sudan ’s military said Friday it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces in the capital, after nearly two years of fighting. The seizure of the Republican Palace represents a major symbolic victory for Sudan’s military against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Sudan’s military says it has retaken Khartoum’s Republican Palace, AP Explains

Sudan ’s military said Friday it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces in the capital, after nearly two years of fighting. The seizure of the Republican Palace represents a major symbolic victory for Sudan’s military against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.