KHARTOUM: Heavy clashes again rocked Sudan's capital on Sunday (May 21) hours after rival generals agreed to an upcoming one-week ceasefire, the latest in a series of truces that have been systematically violated. The ceasefire is set to take effect at 9.45pm (1945 GMT) on Monday, the United States and Sau
But Khartoum residents - who for weeks have been sheltering from brutal urban warfare amid desperately low supplies of food and vital resources - were sceptical that this time would be any different.
"We do not trust the warring sides," said Adam Issa, a shop owner in El-Geneina, West Darfur."Every time they announce a truce and they go back to fighting. We want a permanent ceasefire, not a temporary truce." They installed a ruling council with Burhan at its head and Daglo as his deputy, but their marriage of convenience later disintegrated, and their power struggle came to blows.
He also directly addressed Daglo - whose most recent bone of contention with Burhan was over the RSF's integration into the regular army - saying"Sudan's stability can only be re-established by a professional and unified army".In Khartoum, doctors have repeatedly condemned bombardments on hospitals which have come under attack by both the air force's fighter jets and the RSF's artillery.
In the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis welcomed"the partial agreements reached so far" but called"on the international community to spare no effort ... to ease the suffering of the population".
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