Heavy explosions could be heard as Arab TV channels broadcast live from the Sudanese capital, minutes after the ceasefire began at 19.00 today (Greece time).
Heavy fire was heard again in Khartoum at Sudanbreaking a 24-hour ceasefire shortly after it was due to take effect this afternoon following US pressure on the warring sides.
Heavy explosions could be heard as Arab TV channels broadcast live from the Sudanese capital, minutes after the ceasefire began at 19.00 today (Greece time). Fighter jets were seen flying in the background.
Earlier today, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, from Japan where he is based, said he had spoken by phone with both army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, General Hamdan Daglo, and called for a ceasefire so the Sudanese can “be safely reunited with their families” and receive humanitarian aid.
A member of Sudan’s ruling military council, General Shams El Din Qabassi, told Arabiya TV that the ceasefire would last 24 hours and would not be extended.
A Reuters reporter said he heard tanks firing shortly after the ceasefire was due to take effect.
It is not clear, in this chaotic situation, who is to blame. The RSF, in a Facebook post, accused the military of violating the agreement.
A resident told Reuters they heard an airstrike in Omdurman, Khartoum’s “twin city” on the opposite bank of the Nile.
Earlier, the sounds of fighter jets and explosions could be heard throughout Khartoum. Residents of the towns of Omdurman and Bahri said they heard anti-aircraft fire and their houses were shaken by the airstrikes. Fighting also raged in western Sudan, according to the United Nations.
Source :Skai
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