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Air strikes in Khartoum as Sudan army attacks paramilitary positions

A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardments during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, in May 2024. REUTERS - MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH

Port Sudan (AFP) – Air strikes and shelling rocked Khartoum on Thursday as the army reportedly attacked paramilitary positions throughout the Sudanese capital.

The clashes began at dawn, several residents reported, in what appeared to be the army's first major offensive in months to regain parts of the capital controlled by its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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