The conflict in Sudan has escalated amidst a flurry of activities to evacuate foreign nationals trapped in the fighting between regular troops and members of the Rapid Special Forces, APA can report from Khartoum on Monday.
More clashes have been reported in some parts of the capital as army regulars battle RSF fighters for control of key government installations as bursts of automatic fire ringing round the city on Monday morning, accompanied by thick plumes of smokes from intermittent explosions.
On Sunday, Britain, France and the United States announced the evacuation of hundreds of their nationals who had to brave the fighting in and around the capital Khartoum to get to points of embarkation.
Diplomats including those of France, Germany, Britain, Canada and the Netherlands are among those scrambling to leave the strife-torn country which has been no stranger to armed conflict in the past.
At least over 400 people mostly civilians have been killed in more than a week of clashes in what many see as a bitter power struggle between current junta leader Abdel Fattal al-Burhan and his deputy and former ally Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
There has been simmering tension between the two rival generals over the transition to civilian rule in Sudan and the future of the RSF.
A truce to mark eid celebrations signifying an end to the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims in the country last Friday was apparently ignored as the fighting intensified with shelling by tanks and bombing from fighter jets in Khartoum, nearby Omdurman and further afield.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese civilians have been fleeing the flashpoints of the conflict since last week while those still trapped in their homes have an unfolding humanitarian crisis over depleting food essentials to contend with.
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