Fighting flared again in Sudan on Tuesday despite the latest ceasefire pledges of the two warring generals.
Smoke billows in southern Khartoum as fighting continued despite a US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire.KHARTOUM - Fighting flared again in Sudan on Tuesday despite the latest ceasefire pledges of the two warring generals, meant to allow desperately needed aid to reach besieged civilians.
Since the announcement, residents reported"clashes with various kinds of weapons in southern Khartoum", and fighting in Nyala, South Darfur's state capital."The army is ready to fight until victory," army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared during a visit to troops in Khartoum. The mediators admitted the truce had been"imperfectly observed" but said the extension"will permit further humanitarian efforts".The war has killed more than 1,800 people, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project.
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