Fighting resumes in Sudan’s capital after 24-hour truce expires

A 24-hour ceasefire took effect on June 10 between Sudan's warring generals but, with fears running high it will collapse like its predecessors, US and Saudi mediators warn they may break off mediation efforts.(AFP)

• Witnesses said fighting had resumed soon after the cease-fire expired at 6 a.m

KHARTOUM: Clashes and artillery fire were reported in parts of Sudan’s capital early on Sunday soon after the end of a 24-hour cease-fire that had brought a brief lull in eight weeks of fighting between rival military factions.
Witnesses said fighting had resumed soon after the cease-fire expired at 6 a.m in the north of Omdurman, one of three adjoining cities, along with Khartoum and Bahri, that make up the capital around the confluence of the River Nile.
Residents said there had been artillery fire in the Sharq el-Nil area on the eastern outskirts of the capital, while blasts and clashes were reported in Khartoum.
War between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out on April 15 over tensions linked to an internationally backed plan for a transition toward civilian rule.