The Sudanese armed force said Saturday it had retaken a key state capital south of Khartoum from equal paramilitaries who had held it for the past five months. The Sennar state capital of Sinja may be a vital prize within the 19-month-old war between the normal armed force and the paramilitary Fast Bolster Strengths because it lies on a key street connecting army-controlled regions of eastern and central Sudan. It posted footage on social media that it said had been shot interior the most base within the city. “Sinja has returned to the grasp of the country,” the data serve of the army-backed government, Khaled al-Aiser, said in a explanation. Aiser’s office said armed powers chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had voyage to the city of Sennar, 60 kilometers (40 miles) to the north, on Saturday to “examine the operation and celebrate the freedom of Sinja”.
