Guardian News published this video item, entitled “Fighting intensifies in Khartoum prompting evacuations from Sudan” – below is their description. Fighting in Sudan has intensified between warring factions seeking to secure strategic locations, as pressure grows from international powers to end hostilities and allow humanitarian assistance to reach millions of desperate civilians. Fierce battles on Thursday between the Sudanese army and its paramilitary opponents, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reminded residents in Khartoum, the capital, of the fierce combat that marked the first days of the war almost three weeks ago. The clashes were particularly intense around the presidential palace at the centre of Khartoum, whose possession grants its occupants an appearance of legitimacy as rulers of Sudan. The sprawling complex is now badly damaged and reported to be largely held by the RSFFighting intensifies in Sudan’s capital as US warns of new sanctions: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/04/fighting-intensifies-in-sudan-capital-as-us-warns-of-new-sanctionsGuardian News YouTube Channel

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2023 22:27 UTC