Sudan's RSF say they’ve seized key sites in apparent coup bid
Soldiers deploy in Khartoum on April 15, 2023 amid reported clashes in the city. Sudan's paramilitaries said they were in control of several key sites following fighting with the regular army. PHOTO | AFP
Sudan's main paramilitary group said it had taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum international airport on Saturday in an apparent coup attempt as clashes erupted with the military.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which accused the army of attacking them first, also said they had seized the airports in the northern city of Merowe and in El-Obeid in the west.
