Sudan’s military on Sunday broke a more than yearlong siege on the crucial city of Obeid, restoring access to a strategic area in the south-central region and strengthening crucial supply routes in its nearly two years of war against a notorious paramilitary group,

PortSudan,Sudan: TheSudanese army said Sunday it had broken a paramilitary siege on a key southern state capital, the latest in a series of military

The country was plunged into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the armed forces and the paramilitary RSF exploded into open warfare

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allies have signed a charter that paved the way for the establishment of a parallel government, as Sudan's army made advances recently against the rival groups.

Sudan has condemned Kenya for hosting a meeting led by the rebels, and the UN is warning the move could further divide the war-torn country.

Sudan Shield Forces, a militia allied with the Sudanese army, said on Saturday that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had retreated from positions in Soba, east of the capital Khartoum, under attacks launched in conjunction with the army.