The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

As Lebanese businessman Ahmad Shams sheltered in the hotel he ran in Khartoum from the gunfire and shelling that erupted there this month, it brought back flashbacks of the civil war that had shattered Lebanon's capital in his youth. "It's the same picture – there are militias, there are international…

Two generals are currently battling for control of Sudan's capital Khartoum. In the early 2000s, both played key roles in the government's brutal crackdown in Darfur, which was ruled a genocide.

Warring factions observe fragile truce as foreign governments shutter embassies and race to evacuate their diplomats and citizens

Army and paramilitary opponents, the RSF, agree to extend fragile truce that was due to end at midnight

Battles have killed at least 512 people, wounded more than 4,000 and left some districts of greater Khartoum in ruins.

Sudan's army and a paramilitary force have been battling on Khartoum's outskirts, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army has expressed willingness to extend the ceasefire.

‘I saw a lot of people get shot and dying in front of my eyes’

The military is racing to rescue citizens amid fears the fighting will resume once the 72-hour pause expires on Thursday night

The effort to get private citizens out of Sudan by countries around the globe continues, by military airlift, ship and over land