Reclaiming the east African country's seat of power marks a major victory for the army, which has been making significant advances against the RSF in recent months.

But it is still a long way from ending the war entirely, with large parts of the country still under the RSF's control. It is also unclear whether the battle for Khartoum is over: an RSF statement said its fighters were still in the area.

"Our valiant forces are still present in the vicinity of the area," read an RSF statement issued on the messaging service Telegram. RSF said a drone strike it launched on the palace complex left numerous dead - including a team of journalists from Sudan's state TV station and two of the army's senior media liaison officers. Bloody clashes are also expected to carry on as the army tries to corner remaining fighters, who occupy swathes of territory to the south of the palace. They also control parts of the nearby airport. (BBC)