Civilian death toll reaches 97 as Sudan battles intensify on third day

Rapid, sustained firing was heard near the military headquarters, with white smoke rising from the area. Residents reported power outages and incidents of looting

A satellite photo shows fires burning near a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan (Planet Labs PBC/AP)

Sudan’s embattled capital awoke on Monday to a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a powerful rival force for control of the country, as the weekend’s civilian death toll rose to 97.

Air strikes and shelling intensified in parts of Khartoum and the adjoining city of Omdurman.