Sudan's army has made a series of vital battlefield gains since it launched a major offensive last week against its civil war opponent, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), taking an important bridge over the Nile and swiftly advancing elsewhere in the Sudanese capital.

Sudan’s army launched a major offensive to recapture the country’s capital from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The escalation comes despite US-led efforts to broker a ceasefire.

Sudan’s de facto ruler said Thursday that he wants to end the war in his country, but he said he will not sit with his rival general unless he withdraws his fighters.

It appears to be the army's first major offensive to regain the capital since the war began last year.

The head of Sudan's army said on Thursday he supports efforts to end the war in his country as long as the “occupation” by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces also ends. Conditions for peace include the RSF laying down its arms,