Here is a list of key events as regards the fighting in Sudan.
 |
| With many shops closed and fighting ongoing, many people have difficulty sustaining themselves. Photo: Marwan Ali/AP/picture alliance via DW |
• A new attempt at a ceasefire in fierce fighting between Sudanese troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum failed.
• The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries said they would “fully commit to a complete ceasefire” from 16:00 GMT for 24 hours, as did the army.
• The RSF issued a statement about the breakdown in the truce, saying it came under attack in Omdurman and inflicted losses on the army in response, including shooting down two helicopters.
• Some of the most intense fighting has been focused around the compound housing the army headquarters and residence of Sudan’s military ruler, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
• International powers, struggling to evacuate citizens after the airport and several districts housing embassies were caught up in the violence, have been pushing repeatedly for a truce, to little effect.
• Dozens of hospitals have been knocked out of service because of fierce fighting amid low medical supplies.
• Dozens of Sudanese students trapped for days by fighting near the University of Khartoum escaped with the help of Sudan’s army.
• More people have been leaving the capital with most able to pass, but some have been stopped at checkpoints, according to residents and social media posts.
• Nearly 300 people have been killed in the past five days, according to the UN health agency.
• The Doctors’ Syndicate, which monitors casualties, said at least 174 civilians have been killed and hundreds wounded.
• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the rival generals as part of diplomatic efforts to end the fighting.
Al Jazeera
