Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum's international airport as clashes erupt with the army in an escalating power struggle.
The sounds of heavy firing could be heard in a number of areas of the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday, including the city centre and the neighbourhood of Bahri.
In a series of statements, the Rapid Support Forces militia accused the army of attacking its forces at one of its bases in southern Khartoum, and claimed it had seized the city's airport and "completely controlled" Khartoum's Republican Palace, the seat of the country's presidency. The group also said it seized an airport and air base in the northern city of Marawi, some 350 kilometres north-west of Khartoum.In a separate statement Saturday, the Sudanese Army said the fighting broke out after RSF troops tried to attack its forces in the southern part of the capital.
In a later statement, the military declared the RSF a "rebel force", describing the paramilitary's statements as "lies".
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