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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum and Jason Burke

Airstrikes hit Khartoum as fighting between Sudanese factions intensifies

Smoke billows above buildings in southern Khartoum
Smoke rises over buildings in southern Khartoum on Tuesday. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Airstrikes and artillery fire shook much of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its neighbouring cities on Tuesday as fighting between the country’s warring factions intensified sharply.

New battles between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) flared from dawn in north and south Khartoum, as well as in the adjacent cities of Omdurman and Bahri, as the army sought to defend its bases from its paramilitary rival.

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