UK: Residents in Sudan's capital reported a sharp increase in airstrikes and artillery fire early on Tuesday as the army attempted to drive out paramilitary foes it has been battling for more than a month.
Witnesses reported hearing airstrikes, clashes, and explosions in the south of Khartoum, and that heavy shelling had occurred overnight in some areas of the neighbouring cities of Bahri and Omdurman.
Although concentrated in Khartoum, the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused unrest in other parts of the country, particularly in the western region of Darfur.
Over 700,000 people have been displaced within Sudan and about 200,000 have been forced to flee into neighbouring countries as a result, resulting in a humanitarian crisis that poses a threat to the stability of the region.
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The lawyers claim that the attack happened inside a teacher's dormitory at Ahfad University, which is located in RSF-controlled territory. The report comes in the wake of numerous allegations of sexual assault involving paramilitaries.
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In a deal signed last Thursday in the Saudi city of Jeddah, the military and the RSF guaranteed the safety of civilians fleeing the fighting and the support of humanitarian efforts in the country of East Africa. Saudi Arabia and the United States are leading international efforts to turn the agreement reached on Thursday into a permanent cease-fire.
