A 24-hour cease-fire between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group appeared to be only partially observed in the capital Khartoum, indicating the deadly conflict for control of the North African country is far from over.
Fighting raged between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces for a fourth day earlier Tuesday, before Shams El Din Kabbashi, a member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, told Al-Arabiya television that a temporary truce would be implemented from 6 p.m. local time.
The battles have left more than 180 people dead and at least 1,800 others injured, and upended hopes of a return to civilian rule after a 2021 coup. Sudan’s official army spokesman said earlier the conflict had entered a “critical phase,” and there are growing concerns of a full-blown civil war that could draw in neighboring countries.
