Key takeaways:
- Sudan’s national state television channel is back on air, broadcasting messages in support of the country’s armed forces.
- The fighting has been ongoing for three days, with airstrikes, shelling and gunfire hitting busy neighborhoods across the country.
- The Sudanese government and the United Nations have called for a ceasefire and urged all sides to come to the negotiating table.
Sudan’s national state television channel is back on air a day after going dark, broadcasting messages in support of the country’s armed forces. This comes as fierce clashes between the military and paramilitary forces intensify, with nearly 100 civilians killed and the capital, Khartoum, rocked by heavy fighting.
The banner on the channel said that the “armed forces were able to regain control of the national broadcaster after repeated attempts by the militias to destroy its infrastructure.” The clashes are part of a power struggle between the armed forces, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.
The fighting has been ongoing for three days, with airstrikes, shelling and gunfire hitting busy neighborhoods across the country. Dozens of civilians have been killed and hundreds more injured, as sides supporting Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan escalate their conflict.
The Sudanese government has called for a ceasefire and urged both sides to come to the negotiating table. The United Nations has also called for an immediate end to the violence, and for all parties to respect international humanitarian law. The international community is closely monitoring the situation in Sudan and is urging all sides to take steps to de-escalate the conflict.
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