Sudan’s military says it has retaken the international airport in the capital, Khartoum, after nearly two years of fighting against a notorious paramilitary group.

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestures to soldiers inside the presidential palace after the Sudanese army said it had taken control of the building, in the capital Khartoum, Sudan. Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council/Handout via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) - The Sudanese army drove its rival Rapid Support Forces from most of Khartoum city,

Sudan’s army said Wednesday it had recaptured Khartoum’s international airport, and the military chief flew back to the capital for the first time in nearly two years of war, bringing the military closer to regaining full control of the city from the rival Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group.