Sudan Unrest: Army, RSF Battle Over Key Sites, Leaving 56 Civilians Dead

At least 56 civilians have been killed in cities and regions around the country, the Sudanese Doctors’ Union have said.

It added that 595 people, including combatants, had been wounded since the fighting erupted on Saturday with dozens of military personnel dead, and some still being treated in hospitals.

Reuters reports heavy artillery firing across Khartoum, Omdurman and nearby Bahri were heard by eyewitnesses in the early hours of Sunday morning, and there was also gunfire heard in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan.

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The Union had earlier said it recorded deaths at Khartoum’s airport and Omdurman, as well as west of Khartoum in the cities of Nyala, El Obeid and El Fasher.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on Saturday claimed to have seized the presidential palace, army chief’s residence, state television station and airports in Khartoum, the northern city of Merowe, El Fasher and West Darfur state.

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However, the army rejected those assertions.

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