MILITARY ESCALATIONS IN KHARTOUM.

Sudan, One of Africa’s largest countries is spinning out of control, as weeks of mounting tensions between two military leaders erupted in battles in the capital, Khartoum, and in other cities.

According to New York Times, clashes at a military base in the capital, Khartoum, quickly spread to the presidential palace, the international airport and the headquarters of the state broadcaster. Residents cowered in their homes as explosions rang out and warplanes screeched over rooftops. By Saturday night, it was unclear who was in control of Sudan, it's reported that over 56 people are dead and over 400 injured. Fears of more casualties as the escalation intensifies.

Sudan’s military, which has struggled to rule effectively, was supposed to hand back power to civilian leadership this month, as part of a Western-backed power deal. But any hopes for a peaceful transition were shattered early Saturday when strained relations between the most powerful military leaders, the army Chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, the commander of the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries turned violent.

Russian FM Lavrov held talks with Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, the head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereignty Council, as well as with his deputy, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who heads a powerful paramilitary known as the Rapid Support Forces.

The meetings focused on improving cooperation between the two countries and perhaps brokering a deal on the on going "misunderstanding".