At the heart of the fighting is a power struggle between forces loyal to Sudanese army chief Abdel Fatteh al-Burhan and a rival paramilitary faction, the Rapid Support Forces. The near constant shooting and bombardment in Khartoum and elsewhere has cut electricity and safe access to food and water for much of the population. Khartoum airport has been repeatedly targeted and Canada’s government says no flights are possible yet, Several ceasefires that had seemingly been agreed by both sides were ignored, including a three-day pause to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which started on Friday. Who is behind the war in Sudan ?

