The Sudanese army carried out air strikes on Monday along the River Nile in the north of the capital Khartoum as it fought to push back its paramilitary rivals after a month of warfare, witnesses said.
Intense battles in Khartoum and its sister cities of Bahri and Omdurman have raged despite Saudi and U.S.-brokered talks between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the Red Sea city of Jeddah aimed at securing humanitarian access and an effective ceasefire.
"I am moving freely around my forces, I am present in Bahri, I am present in Omdurman, I am present in Khartoum, I am present in Sharq al-Nil," Hemedti said in a voice message released by the RSF. The war broke out after disputes over plans for the RSF to be absorbed into the army and the chain of command in a new political transition.to flee into neighbouring countries and more than 700,000 have been displaced inside Sudan, triggering a humanitarian crisis that threatens to destabilise the region.amid the fighting as health services have collapsed, power and water supplies have been cut, and food stocks have dwindled.
Last week the two sides agreed in Jeddah to a "declaration of principles" to protect civilians and secure humanitarian access, but enforcement mechanisms and a ceasefire are still being discussed.
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