Khartoum

Khartoum is the Sudanese capital described in Outsider chance: ending Sudan’s proxy war after the SAF retook it from the RSF. Tom Gardner says the city feels quiet, empty, pitch-black at night, and devastated around the presidential palace and airport.

The episode uses Khartoum to qualify battlefield-win narratives. Retaking the capital does not mean Sudan is near peace: richer neighborhoods remain largely empty, services and safety are uncertain, many buildings have been looted, and fighting elsewhere can still threaten the capital if El Obeid falls.

Connections

• Sudan - national conflict setting.
• Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces - forces that fought for control.
• El Obeid - western-front hotspot whose fall could renew pressure on the capital.
• Foreign-Backed Civil War and Fragmented Ceasefire Enforcement - concepts the Khartoum account supports.