Sudan's Army Battles Paramiitary Group For Control Of The Country

Reuters: Sudan paramilitaries clash with army in Khartoum and other cities

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan's main paramilitary group and the regular armed forces exchanged gunfire in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country on Saturday in an apparent struggle for control.

The army rejected assertions by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that they had seized the presidential palace, the army chief's residence and airports in Khartoum and the northern city of Merowe.

Army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan told Al Jazeera TV: "We think if they are wise they will turn back their troops that came into Khartoum. But if it continues we will have to deploy troops into Khartoum from other areas."

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Sudan's Army Battles Paramiitary Group For Control Of The Country

Sudan paramilitary group says it has seized presidential palace and Khartoum airport amid clashes with army – live -- The Guardian

Sudan unrest live news: Explosions, shooting rock Khartoum -- Al Jazeera

Air strikes hit Sudan capital as clashes escalate between army and paramilitaries -- France 24

Sudan’s army and rival force clash, wider conflict feared -- AP

At least five killed amid clashes between rival military factions in Sudan’s capital -- The Guardian

Saudi plane hit by gunfire in Sudan unrest: airline -- AFP

Several killed as army battles paramilitary in Sudan capital -- DW

Sudanese paramilitary group claims control of presidential palace as deadly fighting flares -- CNN

Sudan: Army and paramilitaries battle over key sites -- BBC

Sudan Rivalry Between Powerful Generals Erupts in Warfare -- WSJ

Sudan fighting: The military rivalry behind the clashes in Khartoum -- BBC

Analysis: Fighting erupts in Sudan after months of tension -- Al Jazeera

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