Whichever one wins, we are the losers at the end,” al-Awad said.Ībulilah Musa, a medical student who was confined to his home on Saturday, said that he had been expecting the war since the end of the 2019 revolution. “The Sudanese people should not take part but sadly we have been dragged into it, as Sudanese people we do not have any interest in this. Yassir al-Awad, a father of four daughters and a resident of Khartoum, told the Observer that the city was witnessing a “power struggle between military leaders”. “This does not feel like it will stop, unless some real heavyweights get involved in mediating a ceasefire,” said Khair. The Reuters news agency reported late on Saturday thatn the army had launched airstrikes on a base belonging to the Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman. Military jets could be seen flying from an airbase in Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city on the other bank of the Nile, while heavy gunfire could be heard throughout the city for much of the day. In recent weeks, tensions have risen further. When the effort to transition to a democratic civilian-led government faltered after Bashir’s fall, an eventual showdown was inevitable, with diplomats in Khartoum warning in early 2022 that they feared such an outbreak of violence. The struggle for power has its roots in the years before the 2019 uprising that ousted dictatorial ruler Omar al-Bashir, who built up formidable security forces which he deliberately set against each other. Two Egyptian security sources said Egyptian officials were able to make contact with the leader of the Egyptian unit to confirm they were safe. The head of RSF said that his forces were ready to cooperate with Egypt to ease the return of Egyptian troops who had handed themselves over to the group in the northern Sudanese town of Merowe.
Guterres spoke with leaders of Sudan’s army and paramilitary RSF, Egypt’s president and the chair of the African Union Commission, his spokesperson said.
On Saturday night, the United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, called for an immediate end to the violence. Hemedti told the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera Arabic network that Gen al-Burhan was “a liar” who would be brought “to justice like a dog”. “It may well be a fight to the end and neither will come out unscathed.” People in Sudan want to see democracy but don’t believe that either of these actors are going to bring it,” she said. Hemedti may also have overestimated his popular support. “There’s a lot of war propaganda and misinformation on both sides … but a lot of countries in the region see this in terms of an endgame military with Sudanese armed forces outgunning the RSF. They started shooting in the early hours and I thought this still could be skirmishes but then the air force got involved and both commanders went on television and did not use language that indicated they wanted to find a peaceful solution,” said Kholood Khair, an analyst in Khartoum. “It’s calmed down a bit but does not feel like it is just going to peter out.
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