Authorities in Khartoum have decided to close all city entrances and activate checkpoints on roads leading into the capital, allowing entry only to those who present a national ID card.
The move aims to enhance security and regulate movement within the capital.
A sovereign committee announced strict measures to maintain security and assert state authority in Khartoum, including a ban on dealings with foreigners who do not carry official residence documents.
Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had earlier formed a committee to prepare conditions for citizens to return to Khartoum. The committee issued several key decisions, notably banning the carrying of weapons and wearing military uniforms in neighborhoods and public spaces, as well as prohibiting motorcycles and unregistered vehicles in the state, since most reported robberies involved these means of transport.
Complaints of armed robbery and killings have increased in Khartoum, while authorities are working hard to restore water, electricity, health, and education services, and to rebuild infrastructure that suffered extensive destruction during the RSF’s control of the state.
Authorities in Khartoum State have also relocated foreigners, especially refugees, to camps along the borders after some of them—particularly from South Sudan—were found to have fought alongside the RSF against the army.
