Could this be the start of World War Three? The conflict between two of Sudan’s military leaders has driven thousands from their homes and could draw in many countries including Russia, China and the USA.
Fears rise that Sudan could trigger wider war
Fear: Multiple ceasefires have been announced and then broken in Sudan. Glossary
Khartoum - Built at the meeting point of two rivers, the Blue Nile and the White Nile, it has a population of five million.
Sudan - A country in northeast Africa with a population of 45 million.
Artillery - Weapons.
Port Sudan - A city and port on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan. Sudan's main seaport and the source of 90% of the country's international trade.
Ethnic cleansing - The systematic forced removal from one area or killing of an ethnic group, with the aim of creating a region that is ethnically homogeneous.
Darfur - A region of western Sudan with a population of 9 million.
Red Sea - A seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean. To its right is Saudi Arabia, to its left the coast of north Africa.