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A week-long ceasefire in Sudan got off to a shaky start on Monday as witnesses in the capital Khartoum reported fighter jets flights over the city and continued fighting in some areas.

Deal to stop violence comes as journalists’ syndicate accuses paramilitary group of targeting reporters

Air strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday with a Saudi Arabia and US-brokered ceasefire due to come into effect on Monday evening.

Sudan's army confirmed on Sunday a seven-day ceasefire deal with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying it would be limited to arrangements for a truce to protect civilians and hospitals and did not address political issues.

Air strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and U.S.-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict.

Truce will come into effect 48 hours after signing of agreement and is to be enforced by the US and Saudi Arabia.

The Sudanese army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces sign an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire, as fighting that trapped civilians in a humanitarian crisis and displaced more than a million enters its sixth week.

Sources from both sides are indicating Sudan's warring factions have signed a new deal for a seven-day ceasefire.

The Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day humanitarian truce and ceasefire, two negotiation sources told Reuters on Saturday.

Southern Omdurman and Khartoum North hit by artillery as sporadic gunfire reverberates, witnesses say.

Sudan's warring factions signed an agreement late on Saturday for a seven-day ceasefire as fighting that has plunged the country into chaos and displaced more than a million entered its sixth week.