The Sudanese army announced that it will hand over 230 prisoners from the Rapid Support Forces, including 30 minors, to the International Committee of the Red Cross after more than 4 months of battles between the two sides in various parts of the country.

The army clarified that the prisoners include 30 minors and 200 others, and they will be handed over in coordination with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan.

The army stated in a statement: "In accordance with international humanitarian law and the customs of war, the Sudanese Armed Forces have communicated with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the country to hand over 30 individuals from the rebel militia (referring to the Rapid Support Forces) who are minors, who were captured by our forces during the battles that broke out since the beginning of the rebellion."
It confirmed that the handover will take place in Omdurman as soon as they receive a response from the representatives of the international organization, who were contacted in this regard on August 28th.

It added that "another group consisting of 200 rebels (who are not minors) will also be handed over once the necessary arrangements are completed with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross."

Earlier, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo known as "Hemeti," denied in an audio recording that his forces execute prisoners, considering this matter merely a "hoax."

Clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces intensified since early August in the center of Omdurman and have expanded over the past two days to include parts of the Amooda neighborhoods west of the city, aiming to cut supply lines to the Rapid Support Forces from the west of the country and control the vital Shambat Bridge, which they use to move across the three capital cities.

The Rapid Support Forces control large parts of Khartoum state, while the army is striving to cut supply routes through the bridges connecting the areas of Omdurman, Bahri, and Khartoum, which form the broader capital on both sides of the Nile River.

The battles between the two major forces in the country, which has a population of 48 million and has suffered for decades from armed conflicts and civil wars, began on April 15, and have so far resulted in the death of about five thousand people and the displacement of 4.6 million either within the country or outside it.