Sudan crisis: Paramilitary forces clash with army; Rashtrapati Bhavan, airport capture

According to various reports, explosions and gunfire occurred around Sudan’s army headquarters, the Ministry of Defense and the airport in the national capital.

The details say that the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) and the Army disagree on how to integrate the RSF into the Army.

Here’s what we know so far:

1) RSF claims control of the presidential palace and Khartoum International Airport reutersStating that they have also taken control of the Merovye military base in the north of the country.

2) Explosions and gunfire were reported in Sudan’s capital Khartoum following clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF).

3) The rift between the army and the RSF surfaced on April 13 when the army said the activities by the RSF were uncoordinated and illegal, reported al Jazeera,

4) The RSF is under General Mohamed Hamdan Dagallo, Vice President of the Council, while the army is headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads the Sovereign Council.

5) Since the coup in October 2021, both the generals are running the country through the Sovereign Council. BBC,

6) Meanwhile, Indians in Sudan have been asked to take shelter by the country’s mission following blasts and shelling in Khartoum.