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On August 26 afternoon, a massive blast rocked the fuel tanks of Khartoum International Airport near the Sudanese capital.
Sources close to the Sudanese army said that the blast was a result of airstrikes that targeted ammunition depots of the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF). However, this is yet to be confirmed.
Video footage that surfaced on social media showed a massive fireball erupting from the airport. The extent of damage caused by the massive blast is still unknown.
The blast came following intense clashes between the army and the RSF in the capital Khartoum and its sister city Omdurman in recent days. At least seven civilians were reported killed in the fighting.
The army’s Commander-in-Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the commander of the RSF General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ruled Sudan as the president and vice-president of the so-called Sovereign Council after a coup in October 2021.
In mid-April, a heated conflict broke out between the two forces as a result of a disagreement over how the RSF should be integrated into the army and what authority should oversee the process during transition to civilian-led rule in the Arab country.
The United States and Saudi Arabia, who maintain good relations with both the Sudanese army and the RSF, intervened to launch talks and help broker a ceasefire. However, the two forces are yet to reach a settlement.
Since the start of the conflict in Sudan, around ten thousand people have been killed and more than four million have been displaced, especially in Khartoum and Darfur state.
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