Sudan civil war: Fighting continues in Khartoum as Sudanese mediators seek end to crisis

Sudanese rival forces have continued fighting in Khartoum as mediators for Sudan’s warring sides meet in Saudi Arabia, seeking an end to the violent skirmishes.

Fighting continued on Sunday between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as representatives of the country’s rivaling military leaders began talks to end the three-week-old conflict that has left hundreds of people dead and many more injured, plunging the African country into chaos and triggering an exodus.

Reports from Sudan said the sound of warplanes and explosions could be heard overnight as fighting went on in south Khartoum and across the Nile in the city of Khartoum North.

RSF forces, which are based in Khartoum’s Republican Palace, launched an offensive on the command of the country’s Air Force, which carries out frequent attacks on the RSF’s positions.

The “RSF attempted to storm the command of the Air Defense Forces in Khartoum, but the Sudan Armed Forces repelled the attack, destroyed several enemy vehicles, and captured three combat vehicles,” the Sudanese army said in a statement.