Clashes have renewed in several areas in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, while pictures show smoke rising from some neighborhoods of the Sudanese capital, where fires have broken out since last night, with the military clashes between the two parties entering their third day.
There were conflicting reports about the control of the Republican Palace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on the third day of military clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, with fighting continuing at the international airport, several areas of the capital, and a number of states.
A military source in the Sudanese army announced that the army took full control of Marawi airport and captured a large number of soldiers and officers at the airport. The source added that the rapid support vehicles fled from the airport carrying a group of Egyptian prisoners.
Recent satellite images, taken by Maxar Corporation, revealed the extent of the damage to Khartoum International Airport, as plumes of smoke appear from civil aircraft parked on the airport runway. The satellites also monitored scenes of the destruction of bridges, the train station, and the ministries of defense and energy.
The Rapid Support Forces said that they shot down a combat helicopter in Khartoum North, and also posted on Facebook pictures that it said were of an Apache helicopter that it shot down in the Al-Izba suburb of Khartoum North.
In a parallel context, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) decided to send the presidents of Kenya, William Ruto, South Sudan, Salva Kiir, and Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, to Sudan to reconcile the conflict groups.
The Kenyan presidency said on Twitter that IGAD decided to send the three presidents as soon as possible to reconcile the conflicting groups in Sudan.
On the other hand, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces agreed to open safe temporary paths for humanitarian cases.
According to a statement by the army, a UN proposal was approved to open safe paths for humanitarian cases, starting at 4:00 p.m., and for a few hours, while reserving the right to respond to the Rapid Support Forces.
In turn, the Rapid Support Forces announced their approval of this proposal, noting at the same time their right to respond to what they called “the militias of the former regime.”
