{{CadruInfo Conflict militar
|conflict=''Atacul asupra Omdurmanului şi Khartoumului''
|image=300px
|caption=Post de televiziune sudanez transmite imagini după încheierea luptei de la Omdurman din 10 mai 2008. 
|date=10 mai 2008 - prezent 
|place=Khartoum şi Omdurman, Sudan	
|result=în desfăşurare
|combatant1=22px Mişcarea Dreptate şi Egalitate 
|combatant2=22px Sudan
|commander1=22px Mohamed Saleh Garbo † 
|commander2=22px Omar Hassan al-Bashir
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
|casualties3=65 morţi<ref>http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4523331a6031.html</ref>
}}

'''Atacul asupra Omdurmanului şi Khartoumului din 2008''' a fost un conflic militar dintre Mişcarea Dreptate şi Egalitate, un grup rebel din Darfur, şi guvernul sudanez, ce a avut loc în oraşele Omdurman şi Khartoum. Guvernul susţine că conflictele au ţinut doar o zi, în timp ce mişcarea rebelă contrazice această declaraţie, repartând alte conflicte în zone metropolitană a Khartoumului şi în ziua de 11 mai.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/darfur-rebels-poised-to-take-khartoum-825914.html Darfur rebels poised to take Khartoum] - The Independent 2008-05-11</ref>

A fost prima dată când conflictul, iniţial desfăşurat doar în partea vestică a Sudanului, s-a extins asupra capitalei ţării, marcând astfel o intensificare dramatică a conflictului.<ref>http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2A52D133-B3CC-4786-8A7F-77AB62067DBD.htm</ref>

==Desfăşurare==
===10 mai===
La data de 10 mai 2008, soldaţii guvernului sudanez şi rebelii s-au confruntat în oraşul Omdurman, rebelii încercând să obţină controlul asupra unei baze militare.<ref>[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27076 Curfew in capital as Sudanese army clash near Khartoum with Darfur rebels] - Sudan Tribune 2008-05-10</ref> Un reprezentant al poliţiei sudaneze a afirmat că liderul atacanţilor, Mohamed Saleh Garbo, şi şeful serviciilor secrete acestuia, Mohamed Nur Al-Deen, au fost amândoi ucişi în timpul luptei.

===11 mai===
Locuitorii oraşului Amdurman a raportat alte lupte ce au continuat şi în dimineaţa zilei de 11 mai.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7395379.stm</ref> 

{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=Attack on Omdurman and Khartoum
|partof=the Darfur War
|image=300px
|caption=Sudanese TV shows the aftermath of the rebel attack on Omdurman on May 10, 2008.
|partof=
|date=May 10 - May 12 2008
|place=Khartoum and Omdurman, Sudan
|result=National Islamic Front victory
|combatant1=22px Justice and Equality Movement
|combatant2=22px National Islamic Front
|commander1=22px Khalil Ibrahim <br/> Mohamed Saleh Garbo †
|commander2=22px Omar Hassan al-Bashir
|strength1=1,231 according to the government<ref name=bloody>[http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11376220 Sudan and Chad | A bloody tit-for-tat | Economist.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|strength2=Unknown
|casualties1=Est. 100+ killed, 300 captured<ref name=bloody/><br>400 killed according to the government<ref>[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27124 SudanTribune article : Sudan security criticized over failure to stop rebels from reaching capital<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 
|casualties2=106 killed according to the government<ref name=dead>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3542991,00.html At least 200 dead in rebel assault on Sudanese capital]</ref><br>1 Russian mercenary killed<ref name=dead/>
|casualties3=30 civilians killed<ref name=dead/>
}}

The '''2008 attack on Omdurman and Khartoum''' was a military advance by the the ruling government's viewpoint, the attack took place on a single day, May 10, 2008, while JEM has countered the government's account with reports of heavy fighting in parts of the Khartoum metropolitan area into May 11.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/darfur-rebels-poised-to-take-khartoum-825914.html Darfur rebels poised to take Khartoum] - ''The Independent'' 2008-05-11</ref> 

It was the first time that the fighting, previously confined to western Sudan reached the country's the conflict.<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2A52D133-B3CC-4786-8A7F-77AB62067DBD.htm Al Jazeera English - News - Sudan 'Repulses' Rebel Attack<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Events==
===May 10===
On May 10, 2008, Sudanese government soldiers and Darfur rebels clashed in the city of Omdurman, opposite the capital of Khartoum, over the control of a military headquarters.<ref>[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27076 Curfew in capital as Sudanese army clash near Khartoum with Darfur rebels] - ''Sudan Tribune'' 2008-05-10</ref> A Sudanese police spokesperson said  the leader of the assailants, Mohamed Saleh Garbo, and his intelligence chief, Mohamed Nur Al-Deen, were both killed in the clash.

Witnesses reported heavy gunfire in the west of Sudan's capital and helicopters and army vehicles rushing through the streets towards Omdurman.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7394033.stm  Sudanese rebels 'reach Khartoum'] - BBC News 2008-05-10</ref> After seizing of the strategic military airbase at Wadi-Sayedna, the Sudanese soldiers eventually defeated the rebels, and by late afternoon Sudanese TV told that the rebels had been "completely repulsed", while showing live pictures of burnt vehicles and bodies on the street.<ref>[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27077 PHOTOS: Sudan capital after today's attack from Darfur JEM] - ''Sudan Tribune'' 2008-05-10</ref> The government declared an overnight curfew shortly after its announced cessation of hostilities at 1400 GMT. 

However, the JEM's spokespersons had denied the government's allegations of victory against the rebels, instead stating that fighting was still going on in Omdurman and Khartoum North. The JEM has identified the overthrow of Omar Hassan al-Bashir's military government as the goal of the rebels.

A Sudanese Air Force MiG-29 was shot down by heavy machine gun fire while attacking the JEM convoy; the Russian mercenary pilot was killed as his parachute did not open after ejecting.<ref>[http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20080530.aspx Russian Fighter Pilot Shot Down In Sudan]</ref>

===May 11===
Omdurman residents said there was more fighting on the morning of May 11. Fighting was also reported on May 12, after security forces pursued a small group of suspected rebels.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7395379.stm BBC NEWS | Africa | Sudan crackdown after rebel raid<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===May 12===
On May 12, Khalil Ibrahim spoke by telephone to the Associated Press claiming to still be within Omdurman with his fighters.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/12/africa/AF-GEN-Sudan.php Darfur rebel leader vows to wear out government forces in long guerrilla war], Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), May 12, 2008</ref> Residents reported that fighting was continuing on May 12 in the markets of Al-Souq Al-Sha’bi in Omdurman and Al-Souq Al-Arabi, AlG’abat and Al-Huria Street in central Khartoum, west of the American Embassy, that same day on the other bank of the nile, residents in Banat and Al-Muhandiseen areas reported some shootings in the area, an eyewitness said that the Sudanese security forces set a siege around on of the buildings said to be occupied by the JEM fighters.<ref>[http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/13/sudan18812.htm Sudan: Mass Arrests After Rebel Attack Raise Concern (Human Rights Watch, 13-5-2008)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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