Sudanese residents say heavy explosions and gunfire rocked parts of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county’s rival top generals.
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Fierce clashes with frequent explosions and gunfire continued Friday in Khartoum’s upscale neighborhood of Kafouri, where the military earlier used warplanes to bomb its rivals, the Rapid Support Forces, residents said. Clashes were also reported around the military’s headquarters, the Republican Palace and the area close to the Khartoum international airport. All these areas have been flashpoints since the war between the military and the RSF erupted on April 15.
One of them said he was forcibly taken to an unknown location in Khartoum earlier this week where there were dozens of injured fighters. He saw a stockpile of medical supplies and two other kidnapped doctors working there. The Sudanese military blamed the RSF and posted images on its Facebook page, purportedly showing a Turkish aircraft at an airfield, with marks of gunshots on its body and wing. The RSF denied firing on the plane, saying the military controls the area where the airbase is located.
Meanwhile, the rivals' battles in the streets with artillery barrages, airstrikes and gunbattles have wreaked misery on millions of Sudanese caught between them. Many fled Khartoum toOn Friday, the UN’s refugee agency said that around 40,000 non-Sudanese people have fled Khartoum since the war erupted, many sheltering in refugee camps in White Nile, al-Qadarif and Kassala provinces.
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