Sudan's main paramilitary group and the regular armed forces exchange gunfire in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country in an apparent struggle for control amid calls for immediate ceasefire
The clashes follow rising tensions between the army and the RSF over the RSF's integration into the military.
Army chief General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan told Al Jazeera TV, "We think if they are wise they will turn back their troops that came into Khartoum. But if it continues we will have to deploy troops into Khartoum from other areas." The clashes follow rising tensions between the army and the RSF over the RSF's integration into the military. The disagreement has delayed the signing of an internationally backed agreement with political parties on a transition to democracy.Civilians killed, injured
Gunfire could be heard in several parts of Khartoum and eyewitnesses reported shooting in adjoining cities.
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