Sudan's army faces multi-front challenge after losing a Khartoum police headquarters to paramilitaries in a battle that killed at least 14 civilians
Activists say "14 civilians including two children were killed" in the area of the Central Reserve base where fighting continues between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces .Nearly 2,800 people have been killed across Sudan since a power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Daglo erupted into war. / Photo: AFP Archive
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces , which since mid-April has been fighting Sudan's regular army, announced late on Sunday a"victory in the battle for the police HQ" of the Central Reserve Police. "The headquarters is under our complete control... and we have seized a large number of vehicles, arms and munitions," the RSF said in a statement.
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