Khartoum (EFE).- New explosions and shots were heard in the center of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, despite the entry into force of the 72-hour truce between the Sudan Army and the Paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR). , armistice mediated by the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Heavy and light weapons fire was heard in the vicinity of the Republican Palace, in the center of Khartoum, while columns of smoke rose in the vicinity of the emblematic building, the scene of heavy fighting since the fighting broke out on April 15. , witnesses informed EFE.
In addition, the informants said they were hearing “violent explosions” and seeing smoke rising north of the Kafouri neighborhood and around the Shambat and Al Sababi areas of North Khartoum, neighboring the capital.
According to these testimonies, they saw a war plane dropping explosives in an area where the Rapid Support Forces are located.
Fighter jets overfly Khartoum weighs in on the truce
Also, in the south of Khartoum, fighter planes flew and explosions were heard in the Soba area, where there is a FAR camp.
The Army and the FAR announced yesterday their acceptance of a third 72-hour truce, which began at 10:00 p.m. GMT on Sunday, after the first was announced on April 24, which, although it did not mean a total pause in the fighting, , it did serve to evacuate thousands of foreigners from the country and so that the Sudanese could move to safer areas.
The fighting broke out on the 15th, amid tensions over the reform process of the Army and the integration of the paramilitaries into the regular forces, within the framework of a political process to put the country back on the democratic path after the coup. of State of 2021.
At least 528 people have been killed and more than 4,500 injured since the fighting began, according to the Sudanese Ministry of Health.