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Here’s what to know about the fighting in Khartoum.
Deadly clashes broke out on Saturday in several parts of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, as months of rising tensions between rival factions of the armed forces appeared to turn into an all-out battle for control of one of Africa’s biggest countries.
Fighting that erupted early Saturday at a military base in Khartoum quickly spread to the presidential palace, the international airport and the headquarters of the state broadcaster. As residents cowered in their homes amid gunfire and explosions, warplanes screeched over rooftops at low altitudes. By Saturday evening, it was unclear who was in control of the country and it appeared that the fighting had spread to other parts of Sudan, including parts of the remote Darfur region.
The pro-democracy Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said on Twitter that the clashes had killed three and injured dozens of people.
The violence is an alarming turn for a country that only four years ago was an inspiration to Africa and the Arab world.
