Fierce fighting has raged since Friday around Khartoum, much of which is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Volunteer rescuers in Sudan say the army launched a deadly strike on a marketplace in the south of the capital, Khartoum. The army is attempting to wrest back control of the capital from the RSF paramilitaries.

Fierce fighting has raged since Friday around Khartoum, much of which is controlled by the RSF, with the military pounding the centre and south of the city from the air. The military is reportedly advancing towards Khartoum from nearby Omdurman,

At least 23 people were killed and 40 wounded in an air strike by the Sudanese army on civilian areas in southern Khartoum on Saturday, activists reported. The attack comes amid a surge of attacks by the army on the positions of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.

Analysis: The Sudanese army has launched a multi-front push across the country, including Khartoum, that has taken the RSF by surprise - for now.

A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said on Sunday the military carried out an air strike a day earlier on a marketplace in Khartoum, leaving 23 people dead.

Sudanese army air strikes have killed at least 23 people and injured more than 40 others in the south of the capital, Khartoum. Saturday's airstrikes targeted the main camp occupied by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in southern Khartoum,