Air strikes shake Khartoum as Sudan rivals agree 1-week ceasefire – Roya News English

Air strikes shake Khartoum as Sudan rivals agree 1-week ceasefire – Roya News English

Air strikes and artillery exchanges shook the Sudanese capital Saturday and armed men ransacked the Qatari embassy as the country's warring generals kept up their struggle for control even as they agreed to a brief humanitarian pause.

With heavy fighting raging in Khartoum, the rival sides struck a deal on a seven-day ceasefire beginning the evening of May 22, the United States and Saudi Arabia said Saturday in a joint statement after talks in Jeddah.

The ceasefire "shall remain in effect for seven days and may be extended with the agreement of both parties," it said.