ALBAWABA - Loud blasts were heard in the Sudanese capital Khartoum as clashes and fighting continue between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, Al-Jazeera reported on Wednesday.

Witnesses described hearing a loud explosion and seeing several homes ... into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday.

In recent months troops had recaptured northern and eastern districts of the capital, and pockets of central Khartoum ... possibly caused by the explosion of ammunition transported by the RSF ...

A senior army commander in Khartoum was among those killed, Reuters news agency quoted unnamed military sources as saying. Witnesses said there was a loud explosion and several homes were damaged ...