The fighting between the two sides continued for more than 6 hours, amidst a mobilization considered the largest since the clashes intensified in the city more than 4 months ago.
And she said Army forces And the armed movements loyal to it that they were able to repel a major attack on the city, but Rapid Support Forces For its part, it confirmed its progress on several fronts and took control of 4 neighborhoods in the southeastern axis, which is considered the most important strategic location in the city.
In light of the extreme tension witnessed in the city, residents continued to attempt to flee amid extremely complex security conditions.
Before the fighting broke out, a quarter of the city’s population lived in the city. Darfur region The population is about 6 million, which constitutes 20 percent of the area. Sudan It includes about 14 percent of the country’s population of about 42 million people.
Thousands of civilians have been killed and injured since fighting broke out in the strategic city, which is the only one in Darfur where the army still has a presence after the Rapid Support Forces took control of more than 90 percent of the region.
Both sides are using heavy weapons, drones and intensive aerial bombardment, which has caused great destruction to hospitals, public facilities and residential neighbourhoods.
