Attempted military coup in Sudan: The number of dead in battles approached 60 (photo)

The rebels are fighting with a regular army for the second day - about 600 people were injured. Hartum fighting is near the Presidential Palace and State Television buildings. In the capital of Sudan Khartumi, on April 16, the second day of the sounds of shots and heavy artillery - militarized groups of operational support forces (RSF) are fighting with the army, trying to carry out the state. This was reported by the Arab TV channel Al Jazeera.

Doctors talk about at least 56 killed civilians as a result of confrontation. Eyewitnesses told about the work of heavy artillery on Khartum, the neighboring city of Omurman and the surrounding Bakhri - there was a smoke club after shelling above the capital. According to the Sudanese Union of doctors, about 595 people were injured, including combatants. "The army will not negotiate with RSF and other rebels until they are disbanded.

We continue to watch the fighting in the Chartum near the Presidential Palace," Al Jazeera correspondent said, unless Morgan. According to the journalist, it is unclear who is now supervising the palace, fighting is going on for state television. The army states that the Hartum International Airport is supervising. The AL-MAYadeen channel, citing the Sudan army's statement, reported that the Sudan Fighters were conducting RSF coercive operations to terminate the fighting.

The rebels accused the regular army of attack on their base in the Hartum with the use of all types of weapons. "We are scared, we did not sleep 24 hours through noise, the house shakes. We are afraid that we will have water and food, as well as medicines for my dabetic father. So much false information, everyone is lying,"-said the girl on them. 'I live in the south of Hartum.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with Saudi Arabia and UAE foreign ministers and said that three countries had agreed with the need to terminate the fighting in Sudan. "I call General Abdel Fattach Abdelrachmanan Al-Burkhan and General Mohammed Hamdan Degalo to take active measures to reduce the tension and ensure the security of all civilians. The only way to go forward to negotiations that support the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people," the State Secretary said.

China also expressed concern - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing called on all parties to the conflict in Sudan to stop fire to prevent escalation of the situation. Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, as well as the UN, the European Union and the African Union called for immediate termination of hostilities. Sudan's political factions are negotiating on the formation of a transitional government after the military coup in 2021.

Another wave of tension arose due to differences between the military headed by General Abdel Fattach Al-Burkhan and RSF, headed by General Mohammed Hamdan Degal because the militarized formations should be integrated into the Armed Forces and which body should control this process. According to experts, the number of military and RSF is 100,000 people.

On Saturday, the RSF accused the army of conspiracy with supporters of the former President Sudan Omar Hasan Al-Bashir, who was overthrown in 2019 as a result of a government. Degal since 2019 he has been the deputy leader of the ruling sovereign council of Sudan, headed by General Army Al-Burran.

The fighting that broke out on April 15 between the Army units, loyal to Al-Burkhan and RSF, became the first wave of confrontation since the two warlords combined forces to overthrow President Omar Hasan al-Bashir in 2019. Recall that RSF insurgents on April 15 declared the transition under the control of airports in the northern city of Merov and in El-Obide in the west of the country. The Boeing 737 SkyUp Lowcoster was burning at Hartum Airport.