The clashes are part of a power struggle between General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the commander of the armed forces, and General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces group.
abc.net.au/news/sudans-death-toll-rises-to-97-in-rfs-power-struggle/102232168At least 97 civilians have be killed and 365 injured since fighting started in Sudan over the weekend.Both sides signalled that they were unwilling to negotiateThe clashes are part of a power struggle between General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the commander of the armed forces, and General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces group.
Heavy fighting involving armoured vehicles, truck-mounted machine guns and war planes raged Sunday in the capital of Khartoum, the adjoining city of Omdurman and in flashpoints across the country, when Sudan's army appeared to gain the upper hand.The Sudanese Doctors' Union said at least 97 civilians had been killed and 365 injured.
The UN World Food Programme said it had temporarily halted all operations in hunger-stricken areas of Sudan after three Sudanese employees were killed during fighting in North Darfur and a WFP plane was hit during a gun battle at Khartoum airport. The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the capital over the weekend.
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