Eyewitnesses reported smoke over Khartoum, with footage showing army forces securing the town’s entrance. Meanwhile, in el-Fasher, fighting escalated after the RSF’s 48-hour ultimatum for the army to withdraw expired,

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday accused each other of attacking the Khartoum refinery in Al-Jaili. The army and the forces led by commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo have traded blame since the civil conflict erupted almost two years ago.

The Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries traded blame on Thursday over targeting a major oil refinery north of the capital Khartoum, where clashes between the warring sides have intensified.