The army says it controls most of Sudan's regions and is defeating a large RSF deployment in Khartoum where some residential areas have turned into war zones.
but are now locked in a power struggle that has derailed an internationally backed transition to democracy and is threatening to destabilize a fragile region.through Sunday, April 30, following one due to expire on Thursday night. On Thursday, the military reiterated it would extend the truce and said it would honor it unilaterally.
“We also welcome their readiness to engage in dialogue toward establishing a more durable cessation of hostilities and ensuring unimpeded humanitarian access,” they said in a joint statement. The White House said it was deeply concerned by the ceasefire violations. It said the situation could worsen at any moment and urged US citizens to leave within 24 to 48 hours.Fighting has spread to the vast Darfur region, where conflict has simmered ever since civil war erupted two decades ago.
El Geneina, Sudan’s western-most city, has been the site of repeated tribal conflicts in recent years, leading to people being pushed out of their homes multiple times. The top UN aid official in Sudan, Abdou Dieng, said “very little can be done” in terms of humanitarian assistance.
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