Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum on Saturday as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries continued.
A ferry transporting about 1,900 people arrives at Saudi Arabia's King Faisal Naval base in Jeddah after crossing the Red Sea from Port Sudan with people who fled the fighting.KHARTOUM - Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum on Saturday as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a third week, violating a renewed truce.
"There is no right to go on fighting for power when the country is falling apart," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Al Arabiya television. The latest three-day ceasefire is due to expire at midnight Sunday. It was agreed Thursday after mediation led by the United States, Saudi Arabia, the African Union and the United Nations.
"We woke up once again to the sound of fighter jets and anti-aircraft weapons blasting all over our neighbourhood," a witness in southern Khartoum told AFP.Rapid Support Forces /AFP/File | -
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