Witnesses reported clashes in numerous districts of Sudan’s capital Wednesday after a 72-hour ceasefire between competing military factions expired.
Before the truce expired at 6 a.m. (0400 GMT), Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman were fighting.
Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been fighting for over two months, destroying the capital, causing widespread carnage in western Darfur, and forcing 2.5 million people to escape.
Army planes, RSF anti-aircraft fire, north Omdurman artillery, and southern Khartoum ground fighting were heard early Wednesday over Omdurman.
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. reached the latest truce in Jeddah. Both sides violated the ceasefire, as usual.
Late on Monday, both factions blamed the other for a massive fire at the intelligence headquarters in a defense compound in central Khartoum that has been contested over since April 15.
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. threatened to end the Jeddah talks, which opponents have called ineffectual if the warring sides violated the ceasefire.
After a coup in 2021 and four years after long-ruling tyrant Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a popular uprising, Sudanese unrest erupted over internationally supported plans to transition away from military administration.
