Sudan's military launched air strikes on a paramilitary force's base near the capital in a bid to reassert control over the country on Sunday following clashes in which scores of combatants and at least 56 civilians were killed.
At the end of a day of heavy fighting, the army struck a base belonging to the government's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the city of Omdurman, which adjoins the capital Khartoum, eyewitnesses said late on Saturday.
Scores of military personnel were also killed, it said without giving a specific number due to a lack of first hand information from many of the hospitals where those casualties were taken. Gunfire and explosions could be heard across the capital, where TV footage showed smoke rising from several districts and social media videos captured military jets flying low over the city, at least one appearing to fire a missile.
The RSF leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, called Burhan a “criminal” and a “liar”. “This is a pivotal moment in the history of our country,” they said in a statement. “This is a war that no-one will win, and that will destroy our country forever.” Hemedti told Sky News Arabia the Egyptians were safe and the RSF would co-operate with Cairo on their return.
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