Clashes and Explosions in Khartoum as Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces Resume Conflict

Explosions Rock Southern Center of the Capital

As clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces resumed in Khartoum, powerful explosions rocked the southern center of the capital today, Sunday.

Airstrikes on Rapid Support Forces Sites

An Al-Arabiya/Al-Hadat correspondent reported that the explosions were the result of airstrikes by Sudanese army fighters on two sites belonging to the Rapid Support Forces, according to the army.

Army’s Attack on Rapid Support Force Installations

Earlier today, a reporter reported that the army launched an attack on Rapid Support Force installations in and around Khartoum International Airport.

He also pointed out that in the area of ​​​​the armored corps in Khartoum and the engineering corps in Omdurman, clashes occurred, accompanied by intense shelling in several directions, both in Khartoum and in Omdurman and Bahri.

Seventh Attack on Armored Vehicles

Yesterday, Saturday, support forces launched a new attack on an armored camp south of the capital, the seventh in recent days, but the armed forces were able to repel it.

At the same time, the army conducted intense air and artillery shelling of large parts of the three cities of the capital, targeting the Operational Support Centers.

Intense Clashes and Control Struggles

Ongoing Conflict and Displacement

Notably, since the outbreak of war between the two main armed forces on 15 April, the Rapid Support Forces have dominated many parts of Khartoum, while the army, with warplanes and heavy artillery, has maintained control of its main force bases in the capital, central parts, and eastern parts of the country, according to Reuters.

At the same time, fierce clashes took place between the two sides for control of bases and supply routes west of Khartoum in the regions of Kordofan and Darfur.

Fighting between the two sides has been going on for 5 months in many regions without easing and has so far resulted in the deaths of about five thousand people, according to ACLIAD, and the displacement of more than four million people, whether inside Sudan or to neighboring countries.