Clashes resumed between Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces after a three-day ceasefire expired Wednesday morning.
Sudan descended into conflict in mid-April after months of worsening tensions exploded into open fighting between rival generals seeking to control the country.
The war pits the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, against the RSF commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo. Their main differences were over internationally backed plans for a transition away from military rule following a coup in 2021.
The ceasefire, brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States, expired Wednesday at 6 a.m. local time. The truce had brought relative calm to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, since it took effect, but fierce fighting was reported starting Tuesday night in parts of the city.
Residents said the clashes centered around an intelligence headquarters near Khartoum International Airport. There were sporadic clashes elsewhere in the capital, according to three people who live in the capital.
Fierce clashes were also reported around a military facility in the neighboring city of Omdurman, according to area resistance committees that are part of a wider group that spearheaded pro-democracy demonstrations over the past years.
The fighting has killed thousands of people and forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes to safer areas in Sudan and neighboring countries, according the UN migration agency.
The UN said Wednesday that within the last month, it has helped truck 17 tons of aid to various parts of Sudan, including 50 truckloads in the first two days of the latest ceasefire.
“We will continue to deliver, ceasefire or not,” UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said at the world body's headquarters, while emphasizing that the fighting needs to stop so that the world body can reach all people in need.
