Another eyewitness in the south of the capital said that“aviation shelling and anti-aircraft strikes have been going on since the morning. Nothing has changed since the beginning of the conflict. The RSF's leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as Hemedti) dismissed rumours that he had been killed or injured in the battles. “They are spreading rumours that Mohamed Hamdan has been killed, and these are all lies that show that they are being defeated” he said. The war broke out after disputes over plans for the RSF to be absorbed into the army and the chain of command in a new political transition.