Gunfire could be heard in several parts of Khartoum and eyewitnesses reporting shooting in adjoining cities
A Reuters journalist saw cannon and armoured vehicles deployed in the streets of the capital, and heard heavy weapons fire near the headquarters of both the army and RSF.Clashes were also taking place at the headquarters of Sudan’s state TV, an anchor who appeared on screen briefly said.
The army said the RSF had tried to attack its troops in several positions after witnesses reported heavy gunfire in multiple parts of the country, raising fears of a full-blown conflict.Earlier, the RSF, headed by former militia leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said the army had surrounded one of its bases and opened fire with heavy weapons.
Hemedti has been deputy leader of the ruling Sovereign Council headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan since 2019. Hemedti, once one of the most feared and ruthless militia leaders in Darfur, had put himself at the forefront of a planned transition towards democracy, unsettling fellow military rulers and triggering a mobilization of troops in the capital Khartoum.
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