While the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces quickly dominated the capital Khartoum and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri after fighting broke out on April 15, the army has launched air and artillery strikes.
Tensions between both sides had grown in the months leading up to the war over the chain of command and integration of their forces under a new transition to democracy. More than 2.9 million people have been uprooted, including nearly 700,000 who have fled into neighbouring countries. More than half of the capital has" of rape and abduction of women and girls, according to aid agencies.
Strikes, including overnight on Friday, have also centred on the country's state broadcasting complex in eastern Omdurman. Other overnight strikes hit southern and eastern Khartoum.