Rebels say they have captured Sudanese army base

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces say they have captured the army headquarters in the city of al-Fashir, the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region in the west of the country.

A video posted by the RSF showed its soldiers cheering in front of a sign for the army's Sixth Infantry base.

Reuters was able to verify the location but not the date.

The army did not immediately give a statement on its current position.

Capture of al-Fashir would be a significant political victory for the RSF that could hasten a physical split of the country, by enabling the paramilitary group to consolidate its control over the vast Darfur region which it has claimed as the base for a parallel government established this year.

Yet some activists have long warned that an RSF takeover of t