{"id":5800,"date":"2023-04-15T17:03:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T17:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5800"},"modified":"2023-04-15T17:03:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T17:03:39","slug":"sudans-army-and-rival-force-clash-fear-of-conflict-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/terrorism\/sudans-army-and-rival-force-clash-fear-of-conflict-escalation\/2023\/04\/15\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s army and rival force clash, fear of conflict escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"

KHARTUM<\/span>\u00a0(Reuters)<\/span> –<\/span> Sudanese<\/span> forces<\/span> and<\/span> powerful<\/span> militias<\/span> were<\/span> embroiled<\/span> in<\/span> heavy<\/span> fighting<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> and<\/span> elsewhere<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> inflicting<\/span> a<\/span> fresh<\/span> blow<\/span> on<\/span> hopes<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> democratic<\/span> transition<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> wider<\/span> spread.<\/span> At<\/span> least<\/span> three<\/span> people<\/span> were<\/span> killed<\/span> and<\/span> dozens<\/span> were<\/span> injured,<\/span> a<\/span> medical<\/span> group<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> clashes<\/span> ended<\/span> months<\/span> of<\/span> heightened<\/span> tension<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Rapid<\/span> Relief<\/span> Force<\/span> Group.<\/span> These<\/span> tensions<\/span> have<\/span> delayed<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span> with<\/span> political<\/span> parties<\/span> to<\/span> return<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> short-lived<\/span> democratic<\/span> transition<\/span> derailed<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> October<\/span> 2021<\/span> military<\/span> coup.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>All<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> Khartoum<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> sister<\/span> city<\/span> Omdurman<\/span> heard<\/span> heavy<\/span> gunfire<\/span> where<\/span> the<\/span> army<\/span> and<\/span> his<\/span> RSF<\/span> have<\/span> amassed<\/span> tens<\/span> of<\/span> thousands<\/span> of<\/span> soldiers<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> coup.<\/span> Witnesses<\/span> said<\/span> fighters<\/span> on<\/span> both<\/span> sides<\/span> opened<\/span> fire<\/span> from<\/span> machine<\/span> guns<\/span> mounted<\/span> on<\/span> armored<\/span> vehicles<\/span> and<\/span> pickup<\/span> trucks<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> fighting<\/span> in<\/span> populated<\/span> areas.Several<\/span> tanks<\/span> were<\/span> seen<\/span> in<\/span> Khartoum.<\/span> The<\/span> military<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> launched<\/span> attacks<\/span> with<\/span> planes<\/span> and<\/span> drones<\/span> against<\/span> his<\/span> RSF<\/span> positions<\/span> in<\/span> and<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> capital.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Locals<\/span> described<\/span> the<\/span> chaotic<\/span> scene.<\/span> “Fires<\/span> and<\/span> explosions<\/span> are<\/span> everywhere,”<\/span> said<\/span> Amal<\/span> Mohamed,<\/span> a<\/span> doctor<\/span> at<\/span> Omdurman’s<\/span> public<\/span> hospital.<\/span> “Everyone<\/span> runs<\/span> and<\/span> looks<\/span> for<\/span> shelter.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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KHARTUM\u00a0(Reuters) – Sudanese forces and powerful militias were embroiled in heavy fighting in the capital and elsewhere in the country on Saturday, inflicting a fresh blow on hopes for a democratic transition and a wider spread. At least three people were killed and dozens were injured, a medical group said. The clashes ended months of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[252,276,2401],"tags":[965,1090,3928,3929,3930,3931,3932,3933,3934],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sudan.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5802,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800\/revisions\/5802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}