hello. welcome to the programme. at least 56 people are dead and almost 600 injured in sudan because of a power struggle between the sudanese army and a notorious paramilitary force. among the dead were three un workers, who were shot after the two sides exchanged gunfire at a military base. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting amid fears it will derail the transition to civilian rule. both the army and its opponents, the rapid support forces, claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in khartoum, where fighting continued overnight. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia, the uae and the united states who ve been backing the civilian transition process have issued a joint statement calling for a halt to military escalation and a return to the framework agreement. the sudanese telecom provider mtn says it s blocked internet services following orders from the authorities. violence was reported around the country, with eyewitness a
saying there that each side has been making counterclaims about who controls important buildings, like we were hearing yesterday about who was controlling the airport and government buildings. can you say anything more on that? yes. government buildings. can you say anything more on that? government buildings. can you say anything more on that? yes, the two sides are still anything more on that? yes, the two sides are still claiming anything more on that? yes, the two sides are still claiming control- anything more on that? yes, the two sides are still claiming control of- sides are still claiming control of important sides are still claiming control of important buildings and important sites. important buildings and important sites. but important buildings and important sites, but the fighting is continuing around the army headquarters and the military base, still the headquarters and the military base, still the fighting is continuing between the two parties. and what ha
no one fighting continues, because so far no one knows when it will stop, the fighting no one knows when it will stop, the fighting are no one knows when it will stop, the fighting are still continuing and i think fighting are still continuing and i think it fighting are still continuing and i think it will carry on for days. thank think it will carry on for days. thank you think it will carry on for days. thank you very much for talking to us, mohammed 0thman, live from khartoum. the leader of the nurses union says they re prepared to continue strikes in england right up to christmas unless the government puts more money on the table. members of the royal college of nursing rejected a 5% pay offer and a one off bonus last week, and are due to walk out again for two days at the end of the month. the government says its offer is fair and reasonable. we ve heard from both sides of the dispute on sunday with laura kuenssberg. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent ton
military being run, and since yesterday, the statements both have made, it is very difficult to see how they can come together again to sit at the negotiating table and find a solution notjust stopping the fighting but also put the country back on the path of these talks which have in terms of bringing civilian rule back to sudan. joining me now on the phone from khartoum is mohammed 0thman, from the bbc s arabic service. can you just tell us the latest of what you are hearing and seeing where you are? what you are hearing and seeing where you are? yes, the fighting is still continuing where you are? yes, the fighting is still continuing between where you are? yes, the fighting is still continuing between the - where you are? yes, the fighting is still continuing between the two i still continuing between the two parties. still continuing between the two parties, so the army and the rapid support parties, so the army and the rapid support forces in many parts of khartoum. sup
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