Witnesses reported today, Tuesday, that clashes have erupted between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces for the third consecutive day in a battle for control of a military base in the capital. Both sides are seeking to gain advantages in the war that has been ongoing for over four months and has caused extensive damage to the country.
After the Rapid Support Forces released a video showing their soldiers claiming to have entered the base and seized tanks, army sources stated that the armed forces succeeded in driving them out. If the army loses the armored corps base, its last stronghold in the capital Khartoum will be the army headquarters in the city center.
Neighborhood committees reported displacement and casualties among civilians during the clashes that have persisted for days. The Rapid Support Forces have dominated the ground since the outbreak of war in Sudan on April 15, while the army, which possesses fighter jets and heavy artillery, has maintained control over its main bases in the capital and in the central and eastern parts of the country.
Fierce fighting is ongoing between the two sides over control of bases and supply routes west of Khartoum in the regions of Kordofan and Darfur. The army has conducted intensive air strikes and faced artillery fire while attempting to cut a supply line for the Rapid Support Forces between Omdurman and Bahri, neighboring Khartoum.
Outside the capital, battles have intensified in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state and one of the country's largest hubs. According to United Nations estimates, at least 60 people were killed and 50,000 fled their homes from August 11 to 17, as fighting escalated in residential neighborhoods and water and electricity services were disrupted. UNICEF reported today that a child is killed or injured every hour in Sudan.
