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| Fighting erupted across Sudan’s capital and in the Darfur region over the weekend after months of rising tensions between factions of the armed forces exploded into all-out battle. The violence, which continued for a second day yesterday, dashed hopes that military leaders would cede power to a democratic government led by civilians. | Fighting erupted across Sudan’s capital and in the Darfur region over the weekend after months of rising tensions between factions of the armed forces exploded into all-out battle. The violence, which continued for a second day yesterday, dashed hopes that military leaders would cede power to a democratic government led by civilians. |
| It remained unclear who was in control, as forces led by two rival generals engaged in ferocious battles. Both sides are fighting for control of the presidential palace, the main airport and the country’s military headquarters. At least 56 people were dead. Here’s a map of the fighting. | It remained unclear who was in control, as forces led by two rival generals engaged in ferocious battles. Both sides are fighting for control of the presidential palace, the main airport and the country’s military headquarters. At least 56 people were dead. Here’s a map of the fighting. |
| The chaos was an alarming turn for Sudan. Just four years ago, the African country saw a jubilant popular uprising topple the widely detested ruler of three decades, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. But hopes for democracy and an end to the country’s international isolation faltered 18 months ago when the two most powerful generals united to seize power in a coup. | The chaos was an alarming turn for Sudan. Just four years ago, the African country saw a jubilant popular uprising topple the widely detested ruler of three decades, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. But hopes for democracy and an end to the country’s international isolation faltered 18 months ago when the two most powerful generals united to seize power in a coup. |
| Those men — the army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, the commander of the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces — are now fighting each other. | Those men — the army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, the commander of the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces — are now fighting each other. |
| Darfur: The region, where al-Bashir’s government oversaw a campaign of genocidal violence beginning in 2003, is home to several heavily armed rebel groups that analysts fear could get sucked into the fight. |