Air strikes, street battles and artillery fire shook Sudan's capital Khartoum and the major southern city of El-Obeid on Thursday, witnesses said.
Smoke billows in the distance north of the Khartoum Bahri district amid ongoing fighting on July 14, 2023WAD MADANI - Air strikes, street battles and artillery fire shook Sudan's capital Khartoum and the major southern city of El-Obeid on Thursday, witnesses told AFP.
Army jets on Thursday were striking paramilitaries, who were responding with anti-aircraft fire, said another El-Obeid resident, who asked not to be named for security reasons."The blasts were terrifying," one of them told AFP. The massive complex in central Khartoum has been the site of frequent clashes between the warring sides.
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