The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, witnessed the fiercest wave of fighting since the clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces began, despite intensive diplomatic and popular efforts to stop the fighting, which entered its seventh day.

The morning of Eid turned into a real tragedy, as the heavy shelling forced residents to stay in their homes, while the cries of children could be clearly heard in some neighborhoods.

The clashes included the neighborhoods of Khartoum East, Al-Amarat, Al-Sahafa, Jabra, and South Al-Hizam, in addition to wide areas in the cities of Omdurman and Khartoum North.

A number of mosques canceled Eid prayers amid a significant increase in civilian casualties, which independent sources estimate at more than 300 dead and about 4,000 injured since the start of the clashes.