Military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of RSF both rule out truce
Up to 20,000 people have fled the escalating violence into seek safety in neighbouring Chad, many of whom lack basic needs such as food, water and shelter, the United Nations has said.
It comes as the leaders of Sudan’s rival military forces said they were unwilling to negotiate with each other. The interviews, which cast doubt on the prospect of a lasting ceasefire, came as the UN secretary general, António Guterres, asked both sides to implement a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow civilians to reach safe areas.
“We are talking about a humanitarian truce, we are talking about safe passages … we are not talking about sitting down with a criminal,” Hemedti said, referring to Burhan.Nearly 300 people have been killed and thousands more injured since the fighting erupted on Saturday. The conflict has pitted army units loyal to Burhan, the head of Sudan’s transitional governing sovereign council and the regular army, against the RSF, led by Hemedti, who is deputy head of the council.
In Khartoum, civilians have been trapped in schools, colleges, hospitals and their homes without electricity, food and water since the fighting began. Another truce unravelled on Wednesday evening. Witnesses said RSF fighters were seen taking food from homes, as well as valuables, suggesting the force was running low on supplies.
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