Fire has destroyed one of Sudan's most iconic buildings as fighting in the nation's capital, Khartoum, continues to escalate.
The offices of the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization were also set alight, as Sudan War Monitor - a group which publishes updates on the conflict - confirmed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had mounted widespread attacks on Sudanese military positions.
Khartoum has collapsed into a war zone between the paramilitary group and Sudan's army after a power struggle between the heads of both factions over who should determine the country's future directionSince then, the conflict is estimated to have killed at least 7,500, with more than a million fleeing the country to escape according to the United Nations.
Khartoum has collapsed into a war zone between the paramilitary group and Sudan's army after a power struggle between the heads of both factions over who should determine the country's future direction erupted into violence on April 15. Picture: Sudan War Monitor, neither side has shown signs of backing down, with experts worried the violence could have a destabilising effect on the wider region.
Both factions have positioned snipers in towers and office blocks, they added, saying this made such buildings"targets for attack" with heavy weapons such as mortars being used to flush out enemy forces.Locals told AFP the weekend's battles were"the most violent since the war began," while the nation's health authorities also announced all major hospitals in the city, and the wider Darfur region, were out of service.
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