TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – The Sudanese military led by General Arl-Burhan is engaged in fierce clashes with paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in several parts of the capital Khartoum and other parts of the country.
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday after weeks of deepening tensions between military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his number two, paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has told media that the RSF attacked his residence at the army headquarters around 9am local time.
Here are the latest developments about Sudan’s unrest on Saturday:
Number of casualties still unknown:
In the clashes which started in Sudan on Saturday morning, so far, at least 9 people have been killed and several others have been injured, media have reported
This is while the death toll and the number of casualties has remained unknown due to the rapidity of the events in the impoverished country. Meanwhile, fierce fighting is reported to be continuing between the two sides.
According to Guardian Newspaper report, at least five people were reported to have been killed in Khartoum, the capital of the vast and strategic east African country, on Saturday and more in northern Darfur state during heavy fighting between Sudan armed forces, the regular military, and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Force (RSF), according to Sudan Doctor’s Committee, a local NGO. The death toll is expected to rise.
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