Sudan’s RSF vows to return to Khartoum

What the report says

Al Jazeera reported on July 30, 2026, that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces released a video in which their leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, urged fighters to take Khartoum. The report said the message came as clashes were expanding in North Kordofan state and Sudan’s humanitarian emergency continued to worsen.

The video is significant because Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, has been a central symbol and strategic prize in the conflict between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces. Al Jazeera’s brief report did not specify when or where the video was recorded, how RSF units might attempt to move on the capital, or whether there was an immediate battlefield change linked to Hemedti’s message.

By way of context, Sudan has been engulfed in war since 2023, when tensions between the army and the RSF turned into open conflict. The fighting has fractured state authority, displaced large numbers of civilians and severely disrupted access to food, health care and basic services in several regions. North Kordofan, where Al Jazeera said fighting is spreading, lies on routes connecting parts of central and western Sudan, making developments there potentially important to the wider conflict.

The reported RSF statement points to continued escalation rather than a near-term political settlement. However, based on the material provided, the immediate practical impact of Hemedti’s call, the response from Sudan’s army, and the condition of civilians in the affected areas remain unclear.