AMMAN —
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries
and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army
warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.
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According to AFP, the paramilitaries said they were in control of
the presidential place as well as Khartoum airport, claims denied by the army,
as civilian leaders called for an immediate ceasefire to prevent the country's "total
collapse".
The eruption of violence came after weeks of deepening tensions
between military leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and his number two, paramilitary
commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, over the planned integration of the
paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the regular army.
Witnesses reported "confrontations" and loud explosions
and gunfire near an RSF base in south Khartoum.
Military leader Burhan has been at loggerheads with his number two, the RSF commander, over talks to finalize a deal to return the country to civilian rule and end the crisis sparked by their 2021 coup.
Military leader Burhan has been at loggerheads with his number
two, the RSF commander, over talks to finalize a deal to return the country to
civilian rule and end the crisis sparked by their 2021 coup.
The
RSF said its forces had taken control of Khartoum airport, after witnesses
reported seeing truckloads of fighters entering the airport compound, as well
as the presidential palace and other key sites.
Its claims were quickly denied by the army.
"The army headquarters,
Khartoum airport, and Merowe base are
under full control of the Sudanese army," an army statement said.
"The
rebellious Rapid Support Forces are spreading lies that
our forces attacked them to cover up their rebellious behavior."
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