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Khartoum

There was renewed heavy fighting between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitary forces in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Wednesday, and several building complexes caught fire, according to a local reporter.

There are several key gas storage facilities in the area, as well as a weapons and ammunition factory and warehouses for tanks and military equipment, the reporter said.

A ceasefire brokered by Washington and Riyadh between the warring parties expired on Saturday night. It is unclear whether negotiations would continue between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The army is demanding that the RSF leave occupied hospitals, schools and private homes.

The RSF accused the army of wilfully delaying the talks so far.

On May 20, the two sides agreed to a seven-day ceasefire, mediated by the US and Saudi Arabia, to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to the war zone. The ceasefire was subsequently extended by five days, but neither of the pauses in fighting was observed by both sides.

The US imposed sanctions following the violations, including visa restrictions on representatives of the government army, the RSF and supporters of former long-term ruler Omar al-Bashir.

Washington also said economic restrictions would be imposed on certain companies that supplied arms to the parties to the conflict.

In Sudan, the army led by President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been fighting the RSF of al-Burhan’s former deputy, Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, since mid-April.

A simmering power struggle rapidly escalated between the two generals who had originally both seized power together in 2021.

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