The Latest Breaking News from RSF

Sudan state television cut its transmission on Sunday afternoon, a move that employees said was aimed at preventing the broadcast of propaganda by a paramilitary force that was battling the army for control of the capital.

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is the military commander who has for years been the de facto leader of Sudan.

Deadly battles between Sudan’s army and a rival paramilitary group spread across the country during a second day of violence, with fatalities rising to at least 56 amid fears of a full-blown civil war.

Below is a timeline of Sudan's political upheavals in recent years, as the country is convulsed by fighting between the army and the main paramilitary group:

Three of agency’s workers killed amid two days of violent clashes between army and paramilitary group

The Sudanese army approved a proposal from the United Nations to open a safe passage for urgent humanitarian cases for three hours every day starting from 1600 local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday, the army said in a statement. The army confirmed however that it will reserve the right to…

Sudan's army has launched air strikes on a rival paramilitary force's base near the capital in a bid to reassert control over the country.

The RSF, now embroiled in deadly conflict with the country’s army, released a video showing Egyptian troops in custudy.

The RSF evolved from so-called Janjaweed militias that fought in a conflict in the 2000s in the Darfur region.

Fighting between the army and a paramilitary force rages for a second day as the international community calls for calm.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has risen through the ranks to become one of the most powerful and richest men in Sudan.