Khartoum’s residents woke up to the thud of artillery shelling and heavy gunfire as the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continued to battle for dominance. Monday marked the third day of what is effectively the latest in Sudan’s seemingly endless civil wars since independence in 1956. The fighting so far killed 96 civilians and left 365 wounded, according to an independent medical group.

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