A powerful explosion rocked the area where the armed forces’ headquarters are located in Khartoum today and was felt several kilometers from the capital, where fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued on the second day of the Muslim holiday. Eid Al Adha.

Plumes of smoke rose above the compound, located in a central district of the Sudanese capital, while residents seven kilometers from the site told AFP they “felt the walls shaking”.

The cause of the explosion has not been clarified, while so far there are no reports of casualties.

Earlier it was known that government forces under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan launched “airstrikes against DTY”, the paramilitaries commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, in the northwestern suburbs of Khartoum.

More than 2,800 people have died since the war that broke out on April 15, according to the non-governmental organization ACLED, but many believe the death toll is much higher. About 2.8 million residents have been forced to flee their homes, including 645,000 who sought refuge in neighboring countries, according to UN figures.