The death toll in armed clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has risen to 822, the Sudanese Doctors Union said on Tuesday.
“The number of civilians killed since the start of the clashes has risen to 822 with 3,215 wounded,” the non-governmental organization said in a statement.
The casualty statistics covered the national capital Khartoum, the North Kordofan state capital El-Obeid and the West Darfur state capital Geneina, the union said.
Eyewitnesses said direct clashes broke out on Tuesday between Sudanese army units and RSF fighters in the Jabra area in the south of Khartoum and the Arkaweet, Al-Mamoura and El-Jeraif areas in the east of the capital.
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RSF said in videos released on Tuesday that it had seized the Al-Kadro camp in the city of Bahri, a major Sudanese army camp.
However, the army said on its Facebook page: “Our forces repulsed an attempted RSF attack to take control of the Al-Kadaro camp and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.”
Sudan had witnessed deadly gun battles between the Sudanese army and the RSF in Khartoum and other areas since April 15.
(Xinhua/NAN)