Will Ross

Three years ago, Mr Bukele declared war on the gangs, using emergency powers granted to him under a state of exception. While human rights groups have criticised the methods and the suspension of certain constitutional norms, few can deny that the transformation of some neighbourhoods has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Three years ago, Mr Bukele declared war on the gangs, using emergency powers granted to him under a state of exception. While human rights groups have criticised the methods and the suspension of certain constitutional norms, few can deny that the transformation of some neighbourhoods has been nothing short of extraordinary.

The Diez de Octubre in San Salvador is one such formerly gang-controlled community. As I look around me, you could scarcely expect to see a calmer corner of Central America. There is three soldiers with long machine guns standing under the shade of a tree to my right. Everybody in this particular neighbourhood credits the difference in security to President Nayib Bukele and his gang crackdown.

The Diez de Octubre in San Salvador is one such formerly gang-controlled community. As I look around me, you could scarcely expect to see a calmer corner of Central America. There is three soldiers with long machine guns standing under the shade of a tree to my right. Everybody in this particular neighbourhood credits the difference in security to President Nayib Bukele and his gang crackdown.

Roxana, who didn't want to give her surname, says her family opened a shop since the state of exception was introduced. Things have changed a lot. We feel calmer having a business and we can stay open late, she says. The constant extortion and demands for money by gang members have dried up too, she explains.

Roxana, who didn't want to give her surname, says her family opened a shop since the state of exception was introduced. Things have changed a lot. We feel calmer having a business and we can stay open late, she says. The constant extortion and demands for money by gang members have dried up too, she explains.

Yet Roxana admits that a lot of innocent people, as she put it, were rounded up in President Bukele's crackdown. On the third anniversary of the State of Exception, protesters turned out on the streets of San Salvador carrying photos of their relatives, who they say were illegally swept up in the clampdown. Many on the march identified with the plight of the families of the 238 Venezuelans.

Yet Roxana admits that a lot of innocent people, as she put it, were rounded up in President Bukele's crackdown. On the third anniversary of the State of Exception, protesters turned out on the streets of San Salvador carrying photos of their relatives, who they say were illegally swept up in the clampdown. Many on the march identified with the plight of the families of the 238 Venezuelans.

Three years on and they haven't once heard from their loved ones being held inside the Secot Supermax facility, and some are beginning to lose hope that they ever will.

Three years on and they haven't once heard from their loved ones being held inside the Secot Supermax facility, and some are beginning to lose hope that they ever will.

Yes, it seems to be true that the army, the Sudanese army, has taken over the airport and it's pretty rapid, this kind of move across the areas of the capital Khartoum that had been under the control of the RSF are rapidly being taken back by the army. You have to remember, this is a city that was home to around... 6 Millionen Menschen, vor dem Krieg, vor fast zwei Jahren.

Yes, it seems to be true that the army, the Sudanese army, has taken over the airport and it's pretty rapid, this kind of move across the areas of the capital Khartoum that had been under the control of the RSF are rapidly being taken back by the army. You have to remember, this is a city that was home to around... 6 Millionen Menschen, vor dem Krieg, vor fast zwei Jahren.

Also gab es einige Szenen von Begegnung in Teilen des Kapitol-Kartons. Leute, die nur glücklich sind, dass die RSF verlassen wird. Sie haben unter den Radlöchern gesucht, sie haben die Verbrechen, die Verbrechen und die Stadt viel verletzt. But the army is basically saying the whole of Khartoum is pretty much under its control. And we haven't seen an awful lot of fighting.

Also gab es einige Szenen von Begegnung in Teilen des Kapitol-Kartons. Leute, die nur glücklich sind, dass die RSF verlassen wird. Sie haben unter den Radlöchern gesucht, sie haben die Verbrechen, die Verbrechen und die Stadt viel verletzt. But the army is basically saying the whole of Khartoum is pretty much under its control. And we haven't seen an awful lot of fighting.

There are videos showing some of these RSF fighters moving pretty rapidly across the Jebel al-Wia Dam. There's a bridge there across the River Nile. And they're then heading west towards the Darfur region.

There are videos showing some of these RSF fighters moving pretty rapidly across the Jebel al-Wia Dam. There's a bridge there across the River Nile. And they're then heading west towards the Darfur region.

Well, I think it's a huge moment for the people living in Khartoum and that's why there are the celebrations, huge relief. But whether this war will rumble on with intense fighting or whether we're moving now towards a situation where

Well, I think it's a huge moment for the people living in Khartoum and that's why there are the celebrations, huge relief. But whether this war will rumble on with intense fighting or whether we're moving now towards a situation where

You've got the RSF in control of large parts of the country, but mostly the Darfur region and then the army in control of central and southern areas and the east, Port Sudan. Whether this is now kind of the country split in half? And that may possibly move towards a more peaceful time in terms of a lack of fighting between the two sides.

You've got the RSF in control of large parts of the country, but mostly the Darfur region and then the army in control of central and southern areas and the east, Port Sudan. Whether this is now kind of the country split in half? And that may possibly move towards a more peaceful time in terms of a lack of fighting between the two sides.