Sudan Military Rivals Battle for Control; Dozens Killed

Sudan Military Rivals Battle for Control; Dozens Killed
Smoke rises in Omdurman, near Halfaya Bridge, during clashes between the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army as seen from Khartoum North, Sudan, on April 15, 2023. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
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KHARTOUM, Sudan—Sudan’s army launched air strikes on a rival paramilitary force’s base near the capital in a bid to reassert control over the chaotic country on April 16 after a power struggle erupted into clashes that killed 56 civilians and dozens of fighters.

The fighting that broke out on April 15 between army units loyal to Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, is the first such outbreak since both joined forces to oust President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in 2019.