The Sudanese army broke the siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a unit in the city of Bahri, three sources told Reuters, signaling a major advance by the army in the city. (Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz;

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are fighting for control over the al-Jili oil refinery near Sudan’s capital.

The Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries traded blame on Thursday over targeting a major oil refinery north of the capital Khartoum, where clashes between the warring sides have intensified.

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday accused each other of attacking the Khartoum refinery in Al-Jaili. The army and the forces led by commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo have traded blame since the civil conflict erupted almost two years ago.