Sudan’s opposing factions have accused each other of breaking the latest ceasefire, which was brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia and is now in its third day.
Witnesses reported renewed clashes between the rival groups on Thursday in Khartoum, neighbouring Omdurman, and the strategic city of El Obeid to the southwest.
“Residents in the cities of Omdurman and Khartoum reported hearing overnight gunfire being exchanged between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army,” said Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan, reporting from Omdurman. “In the early hours of Thursday, we were able to hear reconnaissance planes flying overhead in Omdurman, and when we spoke to people in Khartoum, they said they also were able to hear the planes,” she added.
Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North make up Sudan’s greater capital area, separated by the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile.
The ceasefire, which has been in effect for a week, was reached after five weeks of fighting in Khartoum and sporadic violence in other parts of Sudan, including the long-troubled western region of Darfur.
2023-05-25 21:00:04 Sudan’s warring sides accuse each other of violating ceasefire
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