According to a report, a drone attack on an open market south of Khartoum on Sunday has killed atleast 40 people as the military and paramilitary rapid support forces fight for control of Sudan. Reportedly, the sudanese civil war began after the army chief General Abdel al-Burham fell out with General Mohamed Dagalo commander of the rapid defence forces. According to a report, the sudanese armed forces and the rapid defence forces are rival factions of the military government in Sudan. Reportedly, the rapid defence forces grew out of and are primarily composed of arab militia who are said to be guilty of atrocities against civilians in Darfur when clearing land for oil fields.
According to the report, indiscriminate shelling and air attacks have become common in Sudan’s war, reducing the greater Khartoum area to a battleground. There is no end in sight as no peacetalks are planned.