Sudan Battles Intensify On 3rd Day; Civilian Deaths Hit 97

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s embattled capital has awoken to a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a powerful rival force for control of the country. The weekend’s civilian death toll has risen to 97. Airstrikes and shelling intensified on Monday in parts of Khartoum and the adjoining city of Omdurman. Rapid, sustained firing was heard near the military headquarters, with white smoke rising from the area. Residents hunkering down in their homes reported power outages and incidents of looting. The clashes are part of a power struggle between the armed forces chief and the leader of a paramilitary force. The generals are former allies who jointly orchestrated a 2021 military coup that derailed Sudan’s short-lived transition to democracy.