KHARTOUM: Fighting eased in Sudan on Wednesday, the second full day of a ceasefire that has allowed beleaguered civilians to venture out, even as they await safe aid corridors and escape routes.
Sporadic air strikes and artillery fire still boomed across the capital, residents told AFP, but US and Saudi observers said 'fighting in Khartoum appeared to be less intense' since the one-week humanitarian pause entered into force late Monday.Washington and Riyadh, which brokered the ceasefire between the forces of two rival generals, however pointed to reports 'indicating that both sides violated the agreement.
The fighting pits Sudan's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, against his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, nicknamed 'Hemeti', who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces .Numerous ceasefires were previously announced and immediately violated, but the US and Saudi Arabia said this one is different because it is a signed deal supervised by a monitoring committee.
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