Clashes are taking place in Sudan between the regular army and the Rapid Reaction Forces (special forces), RBC reports.
The RRF announced that they had taken control of the Palace of the Republic in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, which is the working residence of the leaders of Sudan, as well as the Khartoum International Airport and the air base in Meroe. In a statement, the RRF accused the country’s regular army of attacking its base in Khartoum with “the use of all types of weapons.”
At the same time, the Sudanese army accuses the RRF of attacking army posts. An Al Jazeera source in the army said that the Rapid Reaction Forces tried to storm the headquarters of the General Command.
Khartoum International Airport stopped receiving flights amid clashes.
In 2019, the RRF teamed up with the Sudanese army to overthrow President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, he was removed from power and arrested. In October 2021, the two organizations carried out another coup, during which they opened fire on protesters in Khartoum, killing at least 120 people.
Source: Rosbalt
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