Ralph Yarl, 16-year-old bass clarinettist, released from hospital after life-threatening shooting - Classic FM

18 April 2023, 10:47

Ralph Yarl is a talented clarinettist from Kansas City, Missouri. Picture: GoFundMe

The talented teenage musician is an award-winning performer playing both the clarinet and bassoon in a variety of ensembles.

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Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old clarinettist from Kansas City, Missouri has been released from hospital after he was left with life-threatening injuries following a shooting last week.

The Black teenager was meant to be collecting his siblings from 115th Terrace, but instead arrived at 115th Street in error. Here Yarl was shot twice by the house’s white occupant after he knocked on the door of this house by mistake. The assailant has been identified as Andrew D. Lester, an 84-year-old man who as of Monday 17 April, has been charged by local prosecutors with first-degree assault for shooting the teenager.

Described by his family as a “musical genius”, Yarl, who plays both the clarinet and bassoon, was rushed to hospital on the night of Thursday 13 April, after being shot at 10.30pm.

While the young musician was said to be in recovery in the following days after the shooting, reports state that he has been left with ‘life-changing injuries’. His father, Paul Yarl told local publisher, The Kansas City Star, that his son was released from the hospital over the weekend and is now recovering at home. President Biden also reportedly called the teenage musician and his family to offer prayers and direct encouragement on Monday.

Yarl recently earned a second chair position in the Missouri All-State Band with an honourable mention, and according to his family, is one of the top bass clarinet players in Missouri. He is also a section leader in his school marching band, plays multiple instruments in the Northland Symphony Youth Orchestra, and performs as part of his school’s Jazz and competition band.

The musician’s family set up a GoFundMe page to pay for Yarl’s hospital bills, and donors have already raised well over $2,000,000 for the teenager.

In a statement on the young clarinettist’s condition, a lawyer for the family said, “Despite the severity of his injuries and the seriousness of his condition, Ralph is alive and recovering.”

The civil rights attorneys, Ben Crump and Lee Merritt, who are representing the family, also detailed that “[Yarl was] shot twice and struck in the head and arm” by the assailant. Having now been charged with first-degree assault, Mr Lester could face life in prison if convicted. The mayor of Kansas City, Quinton Lucas, has described the charges as the ‘first step’ towards justice for Ralph Yarl.

On Yarl’s GoFundMe page made by his family, a statement reads: “[Ralph has] a long road ahead mentally and emotionally. The trauma that he has to endure and survive is unimaginable”.

Yarl’s story has been shared and platformed by various celebrities such as Halle Berry and Viola Davis, as well as musician and band leader, Questlove, who said in a Facebook post, “I was a Ralph. We were all Ralph”.

A mass protest was held in Yarl’s name on Sunday evening in the neighbourhood where the shooting happened, with a message of “An attack against one kid is an attack against all.”

The young musician was looking forward to graduating high school, according to his family’s GoFundMe page, and has hopes to study chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University.

When asked how he would achieve this goal, he told family members, “Well, if they have a scholarship for music or academics, I know I can get it.”

In February of this year, Yarl was also nominated to participate in a 15-day choir and orchestra tour of Europe in the summer of 2024. The invitation letter, shared by his aunt Dr. Faith Spoonmore reads that this nomination is a “distinct honour reserved for selected students”, and based on “musical abilities, character, and leadership qualities.”

On his GoFundMe page, Spoonmore added, “Ralph deserves to have the future he dreams about. He can often be found with a musical instrument – he loves them all.

“Ralph deserves to be the light that shows the world that LOVE wins and that humanity is still Good.”

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2023-04-18 09:47:00Z
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Victims of the Alabama birthday shooting: A college football star to an aspiring musician - The Independent

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Dadeville, Alabama, became the latest community in the US to be rocked by gun violence after a mass shooting erupted during a Sweet 16 birthday party.

Four victims, aged 17 to 23, were killed and more than two dozen people wounded on Saturday night. Very few details have been shared about the shooting as of Monday evening, including a possible motive behind the attack, and nearly 48 hours after the violence, the shooter or shooters remain at large.

The tragedy has hit every corner in the small city of just 3,200, Amy Jackson told The Independent on Monday. Ms Jackson’s cousin Keke Nicole Smith is among the victims killed — and she has at least two other loved ones recovering in hospital. Her fiancé’s cousin Corbin Holston was also killed during the attack.

“It’s still fresh. It hasn’t sunk in that this is really happening. It’s a close-knitted community, people know everybody. ‘Your kids are our kids’ type of community,” Ms Jackson said. “And it’s just hard to believe that something like that, that we normally see on TV ... is our reality.”

As Dadeville reels from the violence, residents begin to grapple with the devastating aftermath and the complex healing journey that looms ahead.

Gunfire erupted at roughly 10.34pm local time at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio in downtown Dadeville, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said.

“There were four lives tragically lost in this incident, and there’s been a multitude of injuries,” said Sgt Jeremy J Burkett during a Sunday press conference.

The four victims were identified on Monday by the Tallapoosa County Coroner’s Office. Here is what we know about them.

KeKe Nicole Smith

KeKe Nicole Smith, 17, was a volleyball player and team manager for the Dadeville High School track team, Michael Taylor, a coach at Dadeville High School told The New York Times.

Amy Jackson, her cousin, remembered Smith as a “ray of sun” in the darkness and said that the teen was planning to attend the University of Alabama in the fall.

“She was her mom’s firstborn, a good sister to her siblings, she had a younger brother and sister that she took good care of,” Ms Jackson told The Independent. She had a smile that was contagious. If she smiled at you, you were gonna smile back at her.”

On Sunday, hospital officials said 15 teenagers – among the 28 injured – were given treatment for gunshot wounds. Several of them remained in critical condition at Dadeville’s Lake Martin Community Hospital.

Six of the teenagers were discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment.

Corbin Holston

Corbin Holston, 23, did not attend the party but rushed to the scene to check on his nephew after he received a text.

“Out of concern for other family members, Corbin responded to the party to ensure their safety but unfortunately encountered the suspects,’’ Holston’s mother Janett Heard told AL.com.

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Holston, who graduated from Dadeville High School in 2018, pulled his relative to safety before he was fatally wounded.

“Corbin was selfless when it came to his family and friends and always tried to be a protector,’’ Ms Heard said. “That’s just the type of person he was.”

Authorities have not said whether the attack is believed to be random or targeted.

Philstavious ‘Phil’ Dowdell

An honours student at Dadeville High School, Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, 18, was identified as one of the victims of the shooting by family members.

He was celebrating his sister’s birthday before he was shot dead, his grandmother Annette Allen told the Montgomery Advertiser newspaper.

The high school senior was a stellar football player and had committed to Jacksonville State University.

Ms Jackson, who was familiarised with the local football star, said he had just scored first place at a track race on the day of the shooting.

“If you saw his pictures on Facebook that his mom would post, it would make you smile,” Ms Jackson told The Independent. “He was such a good athlete that day ... He was the one, he was the star. “

The Jacksonville State Football team issued a statement mourning the loss of the would-be member of their programme.

“Our Thoughts and prayers are with the family of Philstavious Dowdell and the other victims of the senseless tragedy last night,” tweeted Rich Rodriguez, the head coach of the team.

“He was a great young man with a bright future. My staff and I are heartbroken and hope that everyone will support his family through this difficult time.”

Ms Allen described her grandson as a “very humble child” who always had a smile on his face.

“He was a very, very humble child. Never messed with anybody. Always had a smile on his face,” Ms Allen told the newspaper, calling it “a million-dollar smile”.

“Everybody’s grieving.”

Pastor Ben Hayes, who serves as the chaplain for the local high school football team, said he was weeks away from graduation and had a bright future.

“He was a strong competitor on the field,” Mr Hayes said. “You didn’t want to try to tackle him or get tackled by him. But when he came off the field, he was one of the nicest young men that you could ever meet, very respectful and well-respected by his peers.”

Marsiah Collins

Martin Collins identified his son Marsiah, 19, as one of the victims killed.

Marsiah graduated from Opelika High School in 2022 and was taking a gap year to focus on his music.

He was planning to move in with his father to Baton Rouge in the fall so he could attend Louisiana State University, AL.com reported.

“I don’t know what to say about this situation,” Mr Collins told AL.com. “He messaged me on April 5 telling me he was ready to leave.”

(Mariah Collins/Facebook)

Mr Collins said he found out about the devastating news on Sunday morning. He described Marsiah as a great big brother to his sister.

The grieving father also addressed speculation online about his son.

“Everything I’ve done in my life was to show my son it can be done, and to give him a positive role model to follow,” Mr Collins told AL.com.

“There’s been some crap on Twitter trying to make my son look like a thug, because he was making a music video with a gun that wasn’t even real. They’re trying to make this narrative that he was a thug and was responsible for his own death. He didn’t know anything about no street life.”

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Two charged in New York with running secret 'police station' for China - Financial Times

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Sudan fighting: RSF and army clash in Khartoum for third day - BBC

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Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread.

Violence between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued overnight into its third day.

Nearly 100 people have been killed, a doctors' union said, and one estimate put the number of injured at 1,100.

Both sides claimed to control key sites in the capital Khartoum, where residents sheltered from explosions.

Earlier on Sunday, they held a temporary ceasefire to allow the wounded to be evacuated, although it was not clear how strictly they stuck to it.

Doctors warned that the situation at hospitals in Khartoum is extremely difficult, and that the fighting was stopping both staff and medical supplies from reaching injured people.

The fighting is part of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership, which has escalated into violence between rival factions.

The two men at its centre disagree over how the country should transition to civilian rule. Sudan has been run by generals since a coup overthrew the long-standing authoritarian president, Omar al-Bashir, in 2019.

• Shock and anger in Khartoum, a city not used to war
• A simple guide to what's going on in Sudan

On Sunday and early Monday, the RSF claimed to occupy sites in the capital Khartoum. such as the presidential palace, and the adjoining city of Omdurman, as well as in the western region of Darfur and Merowe Airport in the north of the country.

But some accounts indicated that the army had regained control of the airport, with the military saying they were dealing with "small pockets of rebels".

The army has previously denied that the RSF had seized key sites in the capital, and witnesses in the country told Reuters news agency that the army appeared to be making gains after blasting RSF bases with air strikes.

'We haven't slept for 24 hours'

Residents of Khartoum have spoken of fear and panic, and reported gunfire and explosions.

"We're scared, we haven't slept for 24 hours because of the noise and the house shaking," Huda, a Khartoum resident, told the Reuters news agency. "We're worried about running out of water and food, and medicine for my diabetic father."

Another Khartoum resident, Kholood Khair, told the BBC that residents could not be sure of safety anywhere. "All civilians have been urged to stay at home, but that has not kept everyone safe."

The fighting is between army units loyal to the de facto leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, a notorious paramilitary force commanded by Sudan's deputy leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti.

The major sticking points are over the plans to incorporate the 100,000-strong RSF into the army, and over who would then lead the new force.

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The brief pause in the fighting on Sunday followed complaints from doctors' unions that it was difficult for medics and sick people to get to and from hospitals while the fighting was raging.

A chorus of international voices has called for a permanent end to the violence.

Leading Arab states and the US have also urged a resumption of talks aimed at restoring a civilian government, while the African Union has announced that it is sending its top diplomat, Moussa Faki Mahamat, to try to negotiate a ceasefire.

Egypt and South Sudan also offered to mediate between the warring factions, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.

Death toll estimates have varied.

The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors reported 97 civilians killed and dozens among security forces dead, as well as 942 people injured.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation says more than 83 people have been killed and more than 1,100 people injured across the country since Thursday, when the RSF began mobilising its forces. It does not specify how many civilians have died in the fighting.

Among the dead are three staff members of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which has suspended its operations in the country.

In a statement, the WFP said it was "horrified" by the news of the deaths, adding that one of its aircraft had been damaged at Khartoum International Airport during an exchange of gunfire on Saturday, which it says impacted its ability to provide aid.

Sudan state television is reported to have stopped transmissions, but it was not immediately clear what caused the break in programming.

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Mass shooting at Dadeville, Alabama birthday party leaves four dead – live updates - The Independent

Four killed, several injured after shooting at birthday party in Alabama

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Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, an honours student on his way to play Division 1 college football, was among the victims of a mass shooting at a party in Alabama on Saturday that left four dead and 28 injured.

“It was a very sad, sad scene,” Ben Hayes, senior pastor at Dadeville First Baptist Church and team chaplain of Dadeville High School, where Dowdell played multiple sports, told AL.com. “A very rough night.”

The party where the shooting took place was reportedly a birthday celebration for Dowdell’s sister at a dance studio in downtown Dadeville.

The teen, one of the best football players in the state, had recently committed to playing at Jacksonville State University. He was also an accomplished track runner and basketball player.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Philstavious Dowdell and the other victims of the senseless tragedy last night,” Jacksonville head football coach Rich Rodriguez said in a statement.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has not yet announced any arrests.

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Student bound for Division 1 football career among victims of Alabama party shooting

“It was a very sad, sad scene,” Ben Hayes, senior pastor at Dadeville First Baptist Church and team chaplain of Dadeville High School, where Dowdell played multiple sports, told AL.com. “A very rough night.”

The party where the shooting took place was reportedly a birthday celebration for Dowdell’s sister, according to the website.

The teen, one of the best football players in the state, had recently committed to playing at Jacksonville State University. He was also an accomplished track runner and basketball player.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Philstavious Dowdell and the other victims of the senseless tragedy last night,” Jacksonville head football coach Rich Rodriguez said in a statement. “He was a great young man with a bright future. My staff and I are heartbroken and hope that everyone will support his family through this difficult time.”

My colleague Josh Marcus has the full story:

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Injury toll rises to 28 in Alabama shooting

At least 28 people were injured in Saturday’s shooting, according to officials, about twice the previously known figure, USA Today reports.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesperson Sgt Jeremy Burkett said the victims suffered a “wide variety of injuries.”

Josh Marcus17 April 2023 05:30

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Volleyball player, 18, identified as second victim

KeKe Nicole Smith, an 18-year-old volleyball player and team manager for the Dadeville High School track team, was also killed in the shooting, according to her family.

Amy Jackson, the cousin of Smith, confirmed her death. “My heart is scattered,” Ms Jackson wrote on Facebook.

Authorities, however, are yet to officially confirm the identities of the victims.

The superintendent of the Tallapoosa County Board of Education, Raymond Porter, said at the news conference that schools would provide counseling to students today.

“We will make every effort to comfort those children.”

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Dadeville holds vigil for victims of shooting

Community members in Dadeville yesterday participated in a vigil to remember the four people killed and 28 others injured in a mass shooting at a teen’s birthday.

“Philstavious Dowdell is my best friend,” a Dadeville High student told WVTM. “I’m just devastated by what happened.”

Dadeville High teacher and coach Mardracus Russell said his sister is a nurse with the East Alabama Medical Center.

“And she called me and told me that she thinks that a young man that I had posted on my Facebook from when we went to a Detroit University meet on Friday, she thinks that he had been killed. And it was just a devastating moment.”

Mourners attend a vigil at the First Baptist Church of Dadeville

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Guns are the leading killer of children in America, says Biden

President Joe Biden was briefed on the shooting, the White House said, adding that it is closely monitoring the situation and has been in touch with local officials.

“What has our nation come to when children cannot attend a birthday party without fear? When parents have to worry every time their kids walk out the door to school, to the movie theater, or to the park?” president Biden said in a statement yesterday.

“Guns are the leading killer of children in America, and the numbers are rising - not declining. This is outrageous and unacceptable.”

The president called on Congress to “require safe storage of firearms, require background checks for all gun sales, eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability, and ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.”

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar17 April 2023 04:19

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‘It was chaotic’, says Dadeville Mayor Frank Goodman of mass shooting

Dadeville Mayor Frank Goodman said he was in bed asleep when a council member called him just before 23:00 on Saturday, The Associated Press reports. He said he went to Lake Martin Community Hospital in Dadeville, where some of the people who had been shot were taken. “It was chaotic,” Goodman said. “There were people running around. They were crying and screaming. There were police cars everywhere, there were ambulances everywhere. People were trying to find out about their loved ones. That was a scene, where we never had anything like this happen in our city before.”

More than 12 hours after the mass shooting, investigators were continuing to work the scene at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio, where a bullet hole could be seen pierced through one of the exterior windows.

Less than a block away, the American and Alabama flags were lowered to half-mast outside the Tallapoosa County Courthouse.

A bullet hole is visible above a door at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio after a shooting in Dadeville, Alabama

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Josh Marcus17 April 2023 03:00

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Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell ‘always had a smile on his face’, grandmother says

Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, a Dadeville High School senior who had committed to Jacksonville State University, was celebrating at his sister Alexis’ party before he was shot to death, his grandmother Annette Allen told The Montgomery Advertiser. “He was a very, very humble child. Never messed with anybody. Always had a smile on his face,” Ms Allen told the newspaper, calling it “a million-dollar smile.”

Dowdell’s mother was among those hurt in the shooting, The Associated Press reports.

“Everybody’s grieving,” Allen said.

Eleanor Noyce17 April 2023 01:00

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Alabama has ‘weak’ gun laws

Police have not yet described how the individual responsible for the Alabama shooting got their hands on a weapon.

So-called “permitless carry” laws are spreading across the US.

Alex Woodward has the details.

Josh Marcus17 April 2023 00:00

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‘This is also a very fluid situation’, Sergeant Burkett tells news conference

“Four lives were lost in the tragic event that occurred here in Dadeville. As far as the injuries, there are 28 individuals that were injured during the course of the incident”, Sergeant Burkett told a news conference on Sunday evening.

“Now, some of those injuries are critical.

“This is also a very fluid situation. We have been getting continuous updates throughout the day. We are absolutely trying to confirm and understand everyone that was in the venue.”

Eleanor Noyce16 April 2023 23:34

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Officials urge public to come forward with information, with reward offered

Law enforcement officials are urging the public to come forward with information following a mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama on Saturday night.

In a news conference held on Sunday evening, Sergeant Burkett confirmed that Central Alabama Crimestoppers has offered a reward for information.

Eleanor Noyce16 April 2023 23:25

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2023-04-17 04:30:57Z
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Four dead, at least 16 others injured after mass shooting at Alabama ‘Sweet 16’ party - The Independent

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Four people were killed and at least 16 others were wounded in Dadeville, Alabama, over the weekend after a “Sweet-16” birthday party turned violent.

The party took place on Saturday night at the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio, witnesses told WRBL.

Gunfire erupted at the party around 2230 local time [0330 GMT], injuring more than 20 people. Witnesses told the news broadcaster that most of the more than 20 victims were teens, although that information has not been confirmed by law enforcement.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency confirmed that four people died in the mass shooting, according to AL.com. No further information on their identities or the details of the shooting were provided. No arrests were announced, and no further information on the whereabouts of the shooter were provided.

Numerous families have reportedly gathered to wait outside area hospitals where their loved ones are presumably being treated.

Little information has come out officially about the shooting in the hours since it happened. A grisly photo — showing six people lying on the ground inside the dance studio next to the words "praying for Dadeville" — has emerged after the shooting, according to the broadcaster. First responders said they were aware of the shooting, and a group of social media users are trying to get the image removed.

Ben Haynes, the senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dadeville, said he spent the night with the families of the victims, according to ABC News.

Family members of the victims reportedly told Mr Haynes that an argument inside the party sparked the shooting, and that there were more than 50 people at the party when the violence broke out.

The situation is under active investigation the by the ALEA's State Bureau of Investigations, the Dadeville Police Department, and the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office.

Governor Kay Ivey acknowledged the shooting on social media.

“This morning, I grieve with the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabamians,” she wrote. “Violent crime has NO place in our state, and we are staying closely updated by law enforcement as details emerge.”

Dadeville's mayor, Jimmy Goodman, said that the residents were "in shock" and that they were "doing our best to cope with it".

"We're just trying to make do," he told the news outlet.

The mass shooting is the latest in a violent spring across the US south. In late March, a woman shot and six people at a private school in Nashville, including three 9-year-old children. A few weeks later a mass shooter in Louisville, Kentucky, killed six people and injured nine others at his workplace.

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2023-04-16 22:50:35Z
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Sudan crisis: Further fierce fighting as clashes spread - BBC

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Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread.

The escalation came on the second day of violence between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

More than 50 people have been killed, and one estimate puts the number of injured at more than 1,000.

Witness reports suggest the army may be gaining the upper hand.

Earlier on Sunday, both sides held a temporary ceasefire to allow the wounded to be evacuated, although it was not clear how strictly they stuck to it.

The fighting is part of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership, escalating into violence between rival factions.

The two men at its centre disagree over how the country should transition to civilian rule. Sudan has been run by generals since a coup overthrew the long-standing authoritarian president, Omar al-Bashir, in 2019.

On Sunday the RSF claimed to occupy sites in the capital Khartoum and the adjoining city of Omdurman, and in the western region of Darfur, as well as Merowe Airport in the north of the country.

But later accounts indicated that the army had regained control of the airport, with the military saying they were dealing with "small pockets of rebels". They also denied that the RSF has seized key sites in the capital.

Witnesses in Sudan told Reuters news agency that the army appeared to be making gains after blasting RSF bases with air strikes.

• Shock and anger in Khartoum, a city not used to war
• A simple guide to what's going on in Sudan

The fighting is between army units loyal to the de facto leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, a notorious paramilitary force commanded by Sudan's deputy leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti.

The major sticking points are over the plans to incorporate the 100,000-strong RSF into the army, and over who would then lead the new force.

'We haven't slept for 24 hours'

Some of the fiercest fighting has been in Khartoum, where residents have spoken of fear and panic.

"We're scared, we haven't slept for 24 hours because of the noise and the house shaking," Huda, a Khartoum resident, told the Reuters news agency." We're worried about running out of water and food, and medicine for my diabetic father."

Another Khartoum resident, Kholood Khair, told the BBC that residents could not be sure of safety anywhere. "All civilians have been urged to stay at home, but that has not kept everyone safe."

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The brief pause in the fighting on Sunday followed complaints from doctors' unions that it was difficult for medics and sick people to get to and from hospitals while the fighting was raging.

A chorus of international voices has called for a permanent end to the violence.

Leading Arab states and the US have also urged a resumption of talks aimed at restoring a civilian government, while the African Union has announced that it is sending its top diplomat, Moussa Faki Mahamat, to try to negotiate a ceasefire.

Egypt and South Sudan also offered to mediate between the warring factions, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.

Death toll estimates have varied. The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors reported 56 civilians killed as well as "tens of deaths" among security forces, and an estimated 600 wounded.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation says more than 83 people have been killed and more than 1,100 people injured across the country since Thursday, when the RSF began mobilising its forces. It does not specify how many civilians have died in the fighting.

Among the dead are three staff members of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which has suspended its operations in the country.

In a statement, the WFP said it was "horrified" by the news of the deaths, adding that one of its aircraft had been damaged at Khartoum International Airport during an exchange of gunfire on Saturday, which it says impacted its ability to provide aid.

Sudan state television is reported to have stopped transmissions, but it was not immediately clear what caused the break in programming.

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