Editing Khartoum (section)

=== 21st century ===
The sudden death of [[Sudan People's Liberation Army|SPLA]] head and vice-president of Sudan [[John Garang]] in late July 2005, was followed by three days of violent [[Riot|riots]] in the capital. Order was finally restored after southern Sudanese politicians and tribal leaders sent strong messages to the rioters. The death toll was at least 24, as youths from southern Sudan attacked northern Sudanese and clashed with security forces.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4734517.stm |title=World {{pipe}} Africa {{pipe}} Riots after Sudan VP Garang dies |work=BBC News |date=1 August 2005 |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-date=23 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223055919/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4734517.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[African Union]] summit of 16–24 January 2006 was held in Khartoum;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |title=Decisions & Declarations of the Assembly; African Union |url=https://au.int/decisions/assembly |access-date=2020-07-01 |website=African Union |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711080952/https://au.int/decisions/assembly |url-status=live }}</ref> as was the [[Arab League]] summit of 28–29 March 2006, during which they elected Sudan the Arab League presidency.<ref>{{cite book |author=Hiro, Dilip |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ty0uAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT96 |title=A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East |publisher=Olive Branch Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-1566569040 |access-date=1 July 2020 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419233115/https://books.google.com/books?id=ty0uAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT96 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 10 May 2008, the [[Darfur]] rebel group [[Justice and Equality Movement]] attacked the city with the goal of toppling [[Omar al-Bashir]]'s government. The Sudanese government held off the assault.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27076 |title=Curfew in capital as Sudanese army clash near Khartoum with Darfur rebels |work=Sudan Tribune |date=10 May 2008 |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104081817/http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27076 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7394033.stm |title=Sudanese rebels 'reach Khartoum' |work=BBC News |date=10 May 2008 |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418094122/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7394033.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27077 |title=PHOTOS: Sudan capital after today's attack from Darfur JEM |work=Sudan Tribune |date=10 May 2008 |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416090457/http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27077 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 23 October 2012, an [[Yarmouk munitions factory explosion|explosion at the Yarmouk munitions factory]] killed two people and injured another person. The Sudanese government claimed that the explosion was the result of an Israeli airstrike.<ref name="aj25">{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/10/20121024142531802810.html |work=Al Jazeera |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=25 October 2012 |title=Khartoum fire blamed on Israeli bombing |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414231902/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/10/20121024142531802810.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 3 June 2019, Khartoum was the site of the [[Khartoum massacre]], where over 100 dissidents were murdered (the government said 61 were killed), hundreds more injured and 70 women [[rape]]d by [[Rapid Support Forces]] (RSF) soldiers in order to forcefully disperse the [[2018–19 Sudanese protests|peaceful protests]] calling for a civilian government.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Jason |last2=Salih |first2=Zeinab Mohammed |date=2019-07-13 |title=Sudanese protesters demand justice following mass killings |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/13/sudanese-protesters-demand-justice-after-mass-killings |access-date=2020-07-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624140646/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/13/sudanese-protesters-demand-justice-after-mass-killings |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 1 July 2020, activists demanded that al-Zibar Basha street in Khartoum be renamed. [[Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur]] was a slave trader and the al-Zibar Basha street leads to the military base where the 2019 Khartoum massacre took place.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Samuel Okiror Jason |last2=Salih |first2=Zeinab Mohammed |date=2020-07-01 |title='Decolonise and rename' streets of Uganda and Sudan, activists urge |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/01/decolonise-and-rename-streets-of-uganda-and-sudan-activists-urge |access-date=2020-07-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=4 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704012141/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/01/decolonise-and-rename-streets-of-uganda-and-sudan-activists-urge |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 26 October 2021, the city was locked down following [[2021 Sudanese coup d'état|a military coup]] that left at least 7 dead, triggering protests and calls for a general strike. Prime minister [[Abdalla Hamdok]] was arrested during the coup, and held along with other cabinet members in an unknown location.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sudan's capital locked down after coup triggers deadly unrest |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/sudan-s-capital-locked-down-after-coup-triggers-deadly-unrest-1.4710621 |access-date=2021-10-26 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173715/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/sudan-s-capital-locked-down-after-coup-triggers-deadly-unrest-1.4710621 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 15 April 2023, [[Sudanese civil war (2023-present)|fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF]] broke out across Sudan, [[Battle of Khartoum (2023)|including in Khartoum]]. Fighting was reported at the presidential palace, the RSF's headquarters, [[Khartoum International Airport]] and [[Merowe Airport]], which the RSF claimed to have captured. The Sudanese Armed Forces regained full control of Khartoum on 26 March 2025.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2g0ppj9lyo</ref>

{{wide image|Khartoum panorama-1 - by ScubaBeer.jpg|1200px|align-cap=center|Panorama of Khartoum}}