Sudanese and foreigners stream out of capital Khartoum and other battle zones, as fresh fighting shakes a new ceasefire brokered by Saudi Arabia and US
Witnesses report air strikes and paramilitary forces fire anti-aircraft weapons while WHO warns of"huge biological risk" after fighters occupy laboratory in capital Khartoum.
With the heaviest combat eased, thousands of foreigners as well as Sudanese continued to flee the capital. Witnesses in the same area later reported air strikes, and paramilitary forces firing anti-aircraft weapons.Late on Tuesday witnesses reported more air strikes in Khartoum North where they said fighter jets struck RSF vehicles heading north.
Shortly before, the army had warned in a Facebook post of "heavy movement towards the refinery in order to take advantage of the truce by taking control of the refinery". Witnesses in Wad Banda, West Kordofan state, reported clashes between the army and RSF, including the use of fighter jets. "Neither the military nor the Rapid Support Forces [RSF] intercepted us" during a gruelling 1,000-kilometre journey, she said.
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