Sudan battles kill over 50 in two days: activists

• Over 50 people killed in clashes in Al-Jazira State after a paramilitary commander defected to the Army.

• 31 people killed in a military air strike on a mosque in Wad Madani, Sudan.

• Local resistance committee accuses Army of using “barrel bombs”, with over half of the dead unidentified.

• At least 20 people killed in paramilitary attacks in the state’s east since Sunday.

• War between Sudanese armed forces and Rapid Support Forces since April 2023 has caused displacement and humanitarian crises.

• Army announces Al-Jazira commander Abu Aqla Kaykal has abandoned the paramilitary force, bringing forces to fight alongside the army.