Intense battles have erupted anew between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s city of Omdurman, transforming it into a zone of open military operations.
The clashes, which took place on Tuesday, resulted in casualties and injuries among civilians, as well as significant partial or total destruction of numerous homes.
Meanwhile, the RSF announced the downing of a Sudanese army MiG fighter jet in the city of Bahri, capturing its pilot. This incident marks the sixth downed aircraft since the outbreak of the conflict in the country in mid-April.
Witnesses stated that Sudanese Air Force fighter jets began intensively patrolling the skies of Omdurman since dawn, amidst a growing frequency of explosions.
They also reported that the RSF launched numerous attacks on the Central Reserve Police headquarters in Omdurman from three directions.
According to witnesses, the RSF employed both light and heavy weaponry, as well as artillery shelling, in an attempt to gain control over the headquarters.
However, the army successfully repelled the attacks, forcing the RSF to retreat.
Moreover, local sources have reported that several neighborhoods in the “Ambada” area of Omdurman are being subjected to aerial and artillery bombardment, as well as clashes between the army and the RSF, for the third consecutive day.
This has resulted in injuries among residents and the destruction of several homes.
Sources speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat also confirmed that the RSF have besieged the ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and three senior leaders of his regime.
The leaders, Bakri Hassan Saleh, Yousuf Abdel-Fatah (also known as “Rambo”), and Ahmed El-Tayeb El-Kinjar, are currently in the military-run Aliaa Hospital in Omdurman, under the control of the army.
The Sudanese army had announced their apprehension following the raid on the Central Kober Prison in Khartoum Bahri.
This came two weeks after the outbreak of the conflict in the country and the escape of many implicated leaders of the ousted regime, who were accused of orchestrating the June 30, 1989, coup and participating in the killing of protesters.
