Sudan is experiencing a nightmare scenario as fighter jets fired rockets into Khartoum, the capital, on Sunday, causing destruction and chaos. The military headquarters was reduced to flames, and civilian planes were bombed at the airport. Sudan has been walking a tightrope for four years, hoping for democracy after the 2019 popular revolution that toppled a brutal dictator. However, two power-hungry generals still dominate the country, and their relationship disintegrated into violence this weekend, leading to a breathless descent into civil war. The army and a paramilitary unit known as the Rapid Support Forces battled for control of airfields and military bases, causing fighting to spread throughout the country.
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