The Sudanese National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) announced on Saturday that it had destroyed thousands of shells, anti-tank and armored vehicle mines, and various munitions at the Wadi Saydna Military Base in Omdurman, Khartoum State.
The army successfully removed unexploded ordnance, anti-tank mines, and internationally banned anti-personnel mines planted by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in multiple areas under their control in Khartoum.
Major General Khalid Hamdan, director of the NMAC, told reporters: “The center carried out operations to detonate and destroy 4,500 shells and anti-tank mines, along with various munitions, at Wadi Saydna Military Base.”
He added that the center plans to dispose of 50,000 additional shells and anti-tank mines, along with other munitions, during the current month, with collection operations ongoing.
The center had previously destroyed about 14,000 shells in July. Saturday’s operation marks the second such detonation since the army regained control of Khartoum State.
Hamdan noted that the center continues to receive daily reports of war remnants, unexploded ordnance, and suspicious objects, with demining teams widely deployed to collect and neutralize them.
He highlighted an anti-personnel minefield discovered in the Sant Forest in central Khartoum, saying it is difficult to move and must be detonated in place. Hamdan warned citizens to avoid the area and refrain from any activities in the forest until it is cleared, urging them not to touch any unexploded ordnance found in homes.
