Sudan witnessed an intensification of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces on Saturday, with the proposed truce scheduled to coincide with the Ramadan not being achieved.
The clashes erupted in the city of Khartoum North, where the battles focused on the Strategic Engineers Corps, one of 4 military sites that remained under the control of the army out of 18 sites, after the Rapid Support Forces managed to control 14 of them since the beginning of the fighting in April 2023.
In the city of Omdurman, the old streets and the western and southern regions witnessed mutual attacks between the two sides using heavy and light weapons.
The two sides are still fighting in their areas of control in the neighborhood, with the army controlling the northern and eastern areas and the Rapid Support Forces controlling the southern and western regions, with the exception of the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers.
In Kordofan province, fierce fighting has taken place in the city of Babanousa, where the army and the RSF are vying for control.
These developments come amid growing fears of a worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan, where fighting areas have seen more waves of displacement.
The Emergency Lawyers Authority, a human rights body that monitors daily violations against civilians, accused the army and the RSF of committing crimes.
In a report, it said serious violations of international humanitarian law were being committed due to RSF attacks and air strikes by army warplanes.
At the same time, multiple international efforts to stop the conflict have failed, escalating violence, and exacerbating the country’s humanitarian crisis, which threatens half the population with hunger.
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