Sudanese army surrounds Khartoum airport in battle for capital, military sources say

The Sudanese army is encircling Khartoum airport, two military sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as it battles to oust its rival Rapid Support Forces from a last foothold in the capital, though the war looks far from over.

The army seized the presidential palace in downtown Khartoum after fighting on Friday, an important symbolic advance after two years of a conflict that is splitting the massive country into rival zones of control.

On Wednesday, the army said it had gained control of Tiba al-Hassanab camp south of the capital...