Battles rock Khartoum as truce talks reported to be progressing
Sudanese Army sodliers on May 6, 2023 patrol near tanks stationed on a street in southern Khartoum, amid ongoing fighting against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. PHOTO| AFP
Fighting in Sudan's capital escalated on Wednesday with fierce clashes and air strikes, but rival military factions were reported to be close to a ceasefire agreement in talks in Saudi Arabia.
Residents reported ground battles in several neighbourhoods of Khartoum between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as well as heavy gunfire in the north of Omdurman and the east of Bahri, two adjacent cities separated from Khartoum by the River Nile.
