According to activists, at least 14 civilians have been slain in Sudan's capital as competing forces fight to control the Khartoum police headquarters.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), fighting Sudan's regular army since mid-April, declared a "victory in the battle for the police HQ" late Sunday.
The RSF stated they had complete control of the headquarters and seized many vehicles, arms, and munitions.
According to the activist organization, 217 people were injured in Khartoum's south by stray bullets, air raids, or shelling," with 72 of them critically injured.
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Two-thirds of the main battlegrounds' health facilities are still closed, with some shelled and others occupied by combatants. According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, about 2,800 people have been killed in Sudan since a power struggle between army head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Daglo erupted into conflict two months ago.
The actual death toll is believed to be far higher, with both sides failing to acknowledge casualties and many dead left in Khartoum's streets and the western area of Darfur, where most of the bloodshed has happened.
According to the former officer, the RSF has "control of the southern entrance to the capital" from the Khartoum police headquarters on the city's outskirts.
The presence of paramilitaries may pose a "significant threat to the armoured corps headquarters." nearby, one of the army's most important strongholds in south Khartoum.
While army forces loyal to Burhan threaten to retake the police headquarters, RSF video footage indicates the paramilitaries have already seized enormous amounts of guns and munitions as violence continues around the country.
According to an army source, the RSF lost "more than 400 men" in the battle for the police headquarters. The paramilitaries have not reported any casualties.
As more Sudanese escape for safety daily, tales of sexual abuse and looting have increased.
According to the International Organization for Migration, two million people have been displaced within the country, while 600,000 have fled across Sudan's borders.
