Sudan’s army is battling a rival paramilitary group at key sites across the capital and beyond, with reports of casualties in the worst violence to strike Khartoum in its modern history.
Gun shots and tank canons could be heard ringing out across the city as long-running tensions between the fighters boiled over. The clashes drew condemnation from officials in Africa, Europe and the U.S. as well as the United Nations.
The violence spread later on Saturday to several cities across Sudan where national army fighters engaged in skirmishes with Rapid Support Forces soldiers. Nyala and Fashir in the Darfur region and el-Obeid south west of the capital have all been gripped by violence, people briefed on the situation said. At least three people are believed to have been killed.
