Sudan's RSF agrees to ceasefire for Eid, residents report gunfire
Soldiers and gunmen from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces shot at each other in residential areas of the north, west and centre of the city, including during the call for special early morning Eid prayers, witnesses said.
The thud of heavy weaponry could also be heard across the Khartoum and its sister cities, together one of Africa's biggest urban areas. Army troops brandishing semi-automatic weapons were greeted by cheers on one street, footage released by the military on Friday showed. The World Health Organization said at least 413 people have already been killed and thousands injured in the conflict, which has tipped Sudan into a humanitarian disaster, with hospitals under attack and up to 20,000 people fleeing into neighbouring Chad.
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