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| Sudan crisis: Further fierce fighting as clashes spread | Sudan crisis: Further fierce fighting as clashes spread |
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| Watch: Sheltering from fighter jets and gunfire around Khartoum airport | |
| Watch: Sheltering from fighter jets and gunfire around Khartoum airport | |
| Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread. | Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread. |
| The escalation came on the second day of clashes between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries which have now left at least 59 dead. | The escalation came on the second day of clashes between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries which have now left at least 59 dead. |
| The Sudanese army said it had taken hold of RSF bases in Port Sudan, Kasala, Kadaref, Demazin and Kosti. | The Sudanese army said it had taken hold of RSF bases in Port Sudan, Kasala, Kadaref, Demazin and Kosti. |
| The RSF claimed to occupy sites in Omdurman and Darfur, as well as Merowe Airport in the north. | The RSF claimed to occupy sites in Omdurman and Darfur, as well as Merowe Airport in the north. |
| But later accounts indicated that the army had regained control of the airport, with the military saying they were dealing with "small pockets of rebels". | But later accounts indicated that the army had regained control of the airport, with the military saying they were dealing with "small pockets of rebels". |
| Witnesses in Sudan told Reuters news agency that the army appeared to be gaining the upper hand in the country's power struggle after blasting RSF bases with air strikes. | Witnesses in Sudan told Reuters news agency that the army appeared to be gaining the upper hand in the country's power struggle after blasting RSF bases with air strikes. |
| Earlier, the two sides observed a temporary humanitarian ceasefire to allow the wounded to be evacuated. | Earlier, the two sides observed a temporary humanitarian ceasefire to allow the wounded to be evacuated. |
| It followed complaints from doctors' unions that it was difficult for medics and sick people to get to and from hospitals while the fighting was raging. | It followed complaints from doctors' unions that it was difficult for medics and sick people to get to and from hospitals while the fighting was raging. |
| Shock and anger in Khartoum, a city not used to war | Shock and anger in Khartoum, a city not used to war |
| A simple guide to what's going on in Sudan | A simple guide to what's going on in Sudan |
| The brief pause in the fighting came as a chorus of international voices called for a permanent end to the violence. | The brief pause in the fighting came as a chorus of international voices called for a permanent end to the violence. |
| Leading Arab states and the US have also urged a resumption of talks aimed at restoring a civilian government, while the African Union has announced that it is sending its top diplomat, Moussa Faki Mahamat, to try to negotiate a ceasefire. | Leading Arab states and the US have also urged a resumption of talks aimed at restoring a civilian government, while the African Union has announced that it is sending its top diplomat, Moussa Faki Mahamat, to try to negotiate a ceasefire. |
| Thick black smoke was seen over Khartoum (satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies) | |
| Egypt and South Sudan also offered to mediate between the warring factions, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency. | Egypt and South Sudan also offered to mediate between the warring factions, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency. |
| For its part, the UN World Food Programme has suspended its operations in Sudan after three of its workers were killed on Saturday. | For its part, the UN World Food Programme has suspended its operations in Sudan after three of its workers were killed on Saturday. |
| The RSF, led by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has claimed to control key sites in the capital, Khartoum. | The RSF, led by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has claimed to control key sites in the capital, Khartoum. |
| However, that assertion was rejected by Sudan's leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads the country's governing Sovereign Council. | However, that assertion was rejected by Sudan's leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads the country's governing Sovereign Council. |
| Sudan state television is reported to have stopped transmissions, but it was not immediately clear what caused the break in programming. | Sudan state television is reported to have stopped transmissions, but it was not immediately clear what caused the break in programming. |
| Sudan has been run by a council of generals since a coup overthrew the country's long-standing authoritarian president, Omar al-Bashir, in 2019. | Sudan has been run by a council of generals since a coup overthrew the country's long-standing authoritarian president, Omar al-Bashir, in 2019. |
| The violence broke out on Saturday after days of tensions over the roadmap for the country's transition to civilian rule. | The violence broke out on Saturday after days of tensions over the roadmap for the country's transition to civilian rule. |
| One of the main sticking points is over the plans to incorporate the 100,000-strong RSF into the army and who would then lead the new force. | One of the main sticking points is over the plans to incorporate the 100,000-strong RSF into the army and who would then lead the new force. |
| Watch: What's happened in Sudan in the last 24 hours? | Watch: What's happened in Sudan in the last 24 hours? |
| Watch: What's happened in Sudan in the last 24 hours? | Watch: What's happened in Sudan in the last 24 hours? |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Sudan crisis | Sudan crisis |
| Sudan | Sudan |