Clashes erupt in Sudan’s capital threatening to shatter ceasefire deal – Reuters

Clashes erupt in Sudan’s capital threatening to shatter ceasefire deal – Reuters

KHARTOUM, May 24 (Reuters) - Clashes between rival military factions broke out on Wednesday in Sudan's capital, residents said, threatening to shatter a fragile ceasefire designed to allow for the delivery of aid and lay the ground for a more lasting truce.

The ceasefire deal, which is being monitored by Saudi Arabia and the United States as well as the warring parties, comes after five weeks of intensive warfare in the capital Khartoum and outbursts of violence in other areas of the country, including the western region of Darfur.

The fighting pits Sudan's army against the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and has escalated a humanitarian crisis, forcing over 1.3 million people to flee their homes and threatening to destabilise the wider region.