Sudan: Clashes Between State Troops & Rapid Support Forces
Sudan: Clashes Between State Troops & Rapid Support Forces
Sputnik Africa
The clashes broke out early on April 15 after weeks of deepening tensions between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the country's Paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF).
Clashes between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted on April 15, with the epicenter in Khartoum, after weeks of deepening tensions between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the country's Paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF). Government forces accused the RSF of mutiny and launched airstrikes on their bases. The RSF claimed that after fighting with the regular army on April 15, they took control over several key facilities, including the presidential palace in the center of Khartoum, while the Sudanese Army denied they'd seized the presidential palace.
the clashes broke out, april 15, deepening tensions, army chief, abdel fattah al-burhan, his deputy, mohamed hamdan daglo, commander of the country's paramilitary rapid support force (rsf), sudanese military, sudan armed forces
the clashes broke out, april 15, deepening tensions, army chief, abdel fattah al-burhan, his deputy, mohamed hamdan daglo, commander of the country's paramilitary rapid support force (rsf), sudanese military, sudan armed forces
Sudan: Clashes Between State Troops & Rapid Support Forces
Clashes, which have been troubling Sudan since Saturday, have already led to at least 83 deaths and over 1,126 being injured, according to the World Health Organization.
Clashes between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted on April 15, with the epicenter in Khartoum, after weeks of deepening tensions between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the country's Paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF).
Government forces accused the RSF of mutiny and launched airstrikes on their bases. The RSF claimed that after fighting with the regular army on April 15, they took control over several key facilities, including the presidential palace in the center of Khartoum, while the Sudanese Army denied they'd seized the presidential palace.
