Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday that it seized full control of Babanusa, a transport junction in the country's oil-producing south, though its rival, the Sudanese army, disputed the claim.
In a statement on Monday, the RSF said its "liberation" of Babanusa in West Kordofan state — the latest frontline in the war in Sudan — came as it repelled "a surprise attack" by the Sudanese army in what it called "a clear violation of the humanitarian truce."
On Tuesday, the army denied that the RSF had taken the entire town, and accused its rivals of continuing attacks on Babanusa despite RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's announcement of a unilateral ceasefire.
In a statement, the army said RSF fighters had launched daily artillery and drone strikes on the town and that troops had repelled a new assault on Monday.
Reuters was not immediately able to verify the claims by the rival forces.
The army dismissed the ceasefire declaration as a political tactic aimed at masking RSF movements and alleged foreign support.
