The United States spoke to rival Sudanese commanders who have been waging fierce battles in Khartoum and beyond for a fourth day, telling them to stop fighting and to protect civilians and others
Loud shooting reverberated in the background of live feeds by Arab television news channels in the Khartoum capital region minutes after the agreed 6 p.m. onset of the ceasefire deal.
The conflict between Sudan's military leader and his deputy on Sudan's ruling council broke out four days ago, derailing an internationally backed plan for a transition to civilian democratic rule four years after the fall of Islamist autocrat Omar al-Bashir to a popular uprising and two years after a military coup.
The ceasefire deal will not extend beyond the agreed 24 hours, Army General Shams El Din Kabbashi, a member of Sudan's ruling military council, said earlier on al Arabiya TV. One resident told Reuters they had heard an air strike being carried out in Omdurman, Khartoum's sister city on the opposite bank of the Nile river.
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