Sudanese Army claims to have regained control of Sinja

The Sudanese Army says it has regained control of Sinja, a key town to the south of the capital Khartoum. Sinja, a regional capital, had been in the hands of General Hemedti’s paramilitaries for five months.

“Sinja has returned to the arms of the nation”: this is how the Sudanese government’s information minister announced the news.

Sinja has been “liberated”, the Sudanese regular army, said Saturday November 23, posting on social networks images filmed, according to it, inside the main base of the city.

Sinja, capital of the State of Sennar, is an important city in the ongoing conflict, because it is located on a strategic road which, when it is not occupied, allows to connect the areas controlled by the army in the east and in the center of the country.

General Burhan went on Saturday to the city of Sennar, 60 km further north, to “celebrate” this liberation. The two cities, Sennar and Sinja, fell into the hands of the paramilitaries in June after a lightning offensive. This led to the flight of more than 700,000 Sudanese, according to the UN.

As for those who remained, they have reportedly suffered abuses by the paramilitaries in recent months, according to testimonies collected by several NGOs.