Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals raged for a third day with the death toll surpassing 100.
The violence erupted Saturday after weeks of power struggles between the two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces .
In his only statement since the fighting flared, Burhan told Al Jazeera on Saturday that he was"surprised by Rapid Support Forces attacking his home" and that what was happening"should prevent the formation of forces outside the army".The conflict has claimed the lives of at least 97 civilians and"dozens" of fighters from both sides, medics said, adding about 942 people have been injured.
UN Special Representative Volker Perthes, who is in Khartoum, said he was"extremely disappointed" by the failure of both sides to abide by an agreed humanitarian pause on Sunday to evacuate the wounded. On Monday, the army said it was in control of the state broadcaster in the capital's twin city of Omdurman.
In the latest fighting, loud gunfire and deafening explosions again shook buildings and echoed across the streets of Khartoum as street fighting continued, AFP journalists saidPower has been off across swathes of Khartoum, and the few grocery stores remaining open warn they will only last a few days if no supplies can enter the city.
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