1/10 - Fighting rocks Sudan capital as army battles paramilitary
Fighting rocks Sudan capital as army battles paramilitary
2/10 - Dangerous turning point
Air strikes and artillery exchanges rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other\'s bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.
3/10 - Indian embassy asks citizens to stay indoors
The Indian embassy in Sudan warned its citizens to stay indoors and not venture out in the wake of the clashes. "Notice to all Indians in view of reported firings and clashes, all Indians are advised to take utmost precautions, stay indoors.”
4/10 - Total collapse
The paramilitaries said they were in control of the presidential place as well as Khartoum airport, claims denied by the army, as civilian leaders called for an immediate ceasefire to prevent the country\'s "total collapse".
5/10 - 3 dead so far
The doctors\' union said three civilians had been killed, including at Khartoum airport and in North Kordofan state, and at least nine others wounded.
6/10 - Simmering tensions
The eruption of violence came after weeks of deepening tensions between military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his number two, paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, over the planned integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces into the regular army.
7/10 - ‘We will not stop fighting’
RSF chief Daglo vowed no let-up. "We will not stop fighting until we capture all the army bases and the honourable members of the armed forces join us," he told Al Jazeera.
8/10 - Army blasts ‘irresponsible’ actions
The Sudanese armed forces spokesman told the Al Jazeera Mubasher television station that the army would respond to any "irresponsible" actions, as its forces clashed with the RSF in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country.
9/10 - Airport under attack
The army has accused the paramilitaries of burning civilian airliners at the airport, and Saudi flag carrier Saudia said it had suspended all flights to and from Sudan until further notice after one of its Airbus A330 planes "was involved in an accident".
10/10 - Conflict may spread
A major confrontation between the RSF and the army could plunge Sudan into widespread conflict as it struggles with economic breakdown and tribal violence, and could also derail efforts to move towards elections.
