City residents killed in battle for Sudan army base
Several days of heavy fighting between rival military forces in the Sudanese city of Nyala have left at least 30 civilians dead and dozens others injured.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias have been trying to take over the main army base in the city which is the capital of South Darfur state.
The army has responded with heavy artillery and shells have hit residential areas.
A human rights worker told the BBC that many people had fled to villages outside the city.
He also said the RSF fighters were forcing civilians to hand over their cars.
The western region of Darfur has seen the worst of the violence since the vicious power struggle erupted in April between the army and the RSF.
There have been several regional attempts to get the two sides to agree to a ceasefire.
—BBC
