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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum, and Oliver Holmes

Sudan: fighting eases during truce as thousands flee country

Sudanese people board a bus to flee Khartoum during a three-day ceasefire between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Sudanese people board a bus to flee Khartoum during a three-day ceasefire between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Sounds of gunfire and explosions have continued to rock Sudan’s capital, but the intensity of the fighting across the country has eased for a truce that residents hope will provide relief for people trapped with dwindling food, water and medicine.

On Wednesday afternoon, an army jet thundered across Khartoum and bombed militant positions in the city’s western outskirts, hitting an apartment block in the neighbourhood of Ombada.

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