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Air strikes hit Khartoum; envoy sees sides more open to talks

29 April 2023 17:51 (UTC +04:00)

Air strikes and artillery rocked Khartoum on Saturday as Sudan entered a third week of fighting between rival military forces despite a ceasefire, prompting more civilians to flee and renewed warnings of wider instability if the war is not stopped, APA reports citing Reuters.

As dark smoke rose over Khartoum, a U.N. envoy offered a possible flicker of hope, saying the warring sides who have so far shown no sign of compromise were now more open to negotiations - though no date had been set.

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since April 15 when a long-simmering power struggle between Sudanese the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into conflict.

Despite shelling early in the morning, residents of Khartoum and its neighbouring cities said the fighting had been less intense on Saturday than in recent days.