The Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese army clashed in the streets of Khartoum, raising fears of a full-blown conflict
"We know where you are hiding and we will get to you and hand you over to justice, or you die just like any other dog," he said in an interview with the station.The RSF said the army had attacked it first, while the army said it was fighting the RSF at sites the paramilitaries said they had taken.
"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." Doctors said a "very large number" of civilians had been killed and injured in the clashes, which extended into several residential neighbourhoods across the capital. They only confirmed three deaths as people were sheltering from gunfire.
A Reuters journalist saw cannon and armoured vehicles deployed in the streets of the capital and heard heavy weapons fire near the headquarters of both the army and RSF.Smoke rises in Omdurman, near Halfaya Bridge, during clashes between the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army as seen from Khartoum North, Sudan April 15, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahClashes were also taking place at the headquarters of Sudan's state TV, said an anchor who appeared on screen.
Clashes had also erupted between the RSF and army in the Darfur cities of El Fasher and Nyala, eyewitnesses said.International powers - the U.S., Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union - all called for an end to the hostilities.airlines plane at Khartoum airport came under fire during clashes, the state-owned carrier said.
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