Sudan: Gunfire and explosions heard in Khartoum

Gunfire and explosions person been heard successful the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, aft days of hostility betwixt a notorious paramilitary unit and the country's army.

The quality centres astir a projected modulation to civilian rule.

Reuters is reporting that gunfire has been heard adjacent to the office of the service successful the centre of the city.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accidental 1 of their camps successful the southbound of Khartoum has been attacked.

The service has said that RSF fighters are trying to prehend the subject headquarters.

"Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces attacked respective service camps successful Khartoum and elsewhere astir Sudan," the AFP quality bureau is quoting service spokesperson Brig Gen Nabil Abdallah.

"Clashes are ongoing and the service is carrying retired its work to safeguard the country."

The Reuters quality bureau is besides quoting witnesses arsenic saying that determination was gunfire successful the bluish metropolis of Merowe.

Alarabyia TV is broadcasting pictures of fume rising from a subject campy there, Reuters reports.

Generals person been moving the state done what is called the Sovereign Council since a coup successful October 2021.

The RSF is nether the bid of the council's vice-president Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The army, meanwhile, is led by Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is the caput of the Sovereign Council.

A projected determination to a civilian-led authorities has foundered connected the timetable to integrate the RSF into the nationalist army.

The RSF wanted to hold it for 10 years, but the service said it should hap successful 2 years.