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Fighting rages in Sudan as death toll climbs to 97

sudan clashes

Smoke billows above residential buildings in Khartoum on April 16, 2023, as fighting in Sudan raged for a second day in battles between rival generals.

Photo credit: AFP

What you need to know:

  • Violence erupted early Saturday following weeks of power struggles between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo who heads the heavily armed RSF.
  • Doctors say hundreds are injured, while the World Health Organization warned "several of the nine hospitals in Khartoum receiving injured civilians have run out of blood, transfusion equipment, intravenous fluids and other vital supplies".

Khartoum,

Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries raged for a third day with the death toll rising to nearly 100.