Sudan Rivals Battle on Fifth Day as Ceasefire Breaks Down

Fighting continued between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for a fifth day after an internationally brokered ceasefire fell apart.

Explosions and heavy gunfire rattled the Sudanese capital on Wednesday, with witnesses saying desperate and terrified Sudanese who have been trapped for days in their homes by the violence raging on their doorsteps began to flee their homes.

A 24-hour cease-fire was to have been in effect from sundown Tuesday to sundown Wednesday. It was the most concrete attempt yet to bring a pause that it was hoped could be expanded into a longer truce.