Fierce clashes between Sudan's military and the country's powerful paramilitary force erupted Saturday in the capital and elsewhere in the African nation, raising fears of a wider conflict in the chaos-stricken nation.
In Khartoum, the sound of heavy firing could be heard in a number of areas, including the city center and the neighbourhood of Bahri.
The clashes came as tensions between the military and the RSF have escalated in recent months, forcing a delay in the signing of an internationally backed deal with political parties to revive the country's democratic transition. However, the army-RSF rivalry dates back to the rule of autocratic former president Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted in 2019. Under al-Bashir, the paramilitary force grew out of former militias known as janjaweed that carried out a brutal crackdown in Sudan's Darfur region during the decades of conflict there.'
According to a statement issued by the Sudan Doctors Committee -- a part of the country's pro-democracy movement -- clashes have led to "varying injuries." The casualty toll from the fighting remained unclear.
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