Fighting around Sudan ‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows, sending thick, black smoke over the country’s capital.

Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023.

Former Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy Hamed Suleiman warned of the severe health and environmental consequences of the refinery fire. He told Radio Dabanga that the smoke contained harmful gases, including sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and carbon monoxide, which can cause respiratory issues.

The RSF, for its part, claimed on Wednesday that its fighters had confronted an attack by the Sudanese army near the Al-Jeili oil refinery. The facility is Sudan's largest oil refinery and has been controlled by the RSF since the eruption of the current conflict in April 2023.

The Sudanese army said Friday it broke a siege of its headquarters in Khartoum by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which had encircled it since war broke out in April 2023. In a statement ...

KHARTOUM. – Sudan’s government and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) traded accusations yesterday over a fire at the Khartoum oil refinery, a key piece of infrastructure that has been under RSF control since fighting erupted in April.

Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the building which had been encircled by paramilitary fighters since the war erupted in April 2023.

The Sudanese army, after a significant recapture of territory in Khartoum, is hailed as achieving a turning point in the ongoing civil war. The army reclaimed key areas, including the al-Jaili refinery,

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The RSF did not immediately acknowledge the attack in El Fasher, which is over 800 kilometers southwest of Khartoum.