Rapid Support Forces faction detained the troops after storming airbase north of Khartoum
, known as Hemedti, who is deputy head of the council. Their power struggle has derailed a shift to civilian rule and raised fears of a long, brutal civil war.
One activist said: “The situation is calm at the moment but we are afraid. The terrifying thing is that the markets are all burned and they were the basic supply place for seeds, foods, everything we need to live so that is a real disaster. The roads are closed everywhere so we are totally cut off. We are at the mercy of the militia now.”
Around the capital and elsewhere, RSF fighters atop armoured vehicles and pickup trucks laden with weapons have taken over entire streets, sometimes setting up checkpoints to search cars carrying civilians trying to escape Khartoum’s worst battle zones to safer areas in the capital and beyond.
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